Arabic for seize

'amsaka

ﺃَﻣﺴَﻚَ

seize – past tense he

yumsiku

ﻳُﻤﺴِﻚُ

seize – present tense he

The Arabic verb for seize is written ﺃَﻣﺴَﻚَ and pronunced 'amsaka in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻤﺴِﻚُ and pronounced yumsiku. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word seize

We caught you.

'amsaknaa bika

ﺃَﻣﺴَﻜﻨَﺎ ﺑِﻚَ

A grasshopper jumped and suddenly a bird flew to the ground to catch it.

qafazat jaraadatun wafaj'atan Taara 3uSfuurun biittijaahi al'arDi liyumsikuhaa

ﻗَﻔَﺰَﺕ ﺟَﺮَﺍﺩَﺓٌ ﻭَﻓَﺠﺄَﺓً ﻃَﺎﺭَ ﻋُﺼﻔُﻮﺭٌ ﺑِﺎِﺗِّﺠَﺎﻩِ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﺽِ ﻟِﻴُﻤﺴِﻜُﻬَﺎ

I hold on to your hand.

'umsiku yadaka biquwwatin

ﺃُﻣﺴِﻚُ ﻳَﺪَﻙَ ﺑِﻘُﻮَّﺓٍ

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Important letters: ﻡ ﺱ ﻙ

The root of the word seize consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to seize

The letters of seize

ﺃَﻣﺴَﻚَ

ﺃ

ﻣـ

ـﺴـ

ـﻚ

ﺃ

ﻣـ

ـﺴـ

ـﻚ

ﺃ

ـﺄ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

alif hamza

mim

sin

kaf

The Arabic word for seize consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced '. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻚ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺃَﻣﺴَﻚَ and pronounced 'amsaka.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for seize

'af3ala becomes 'amsaka

We have seen that the Arabic word for seize is written ﺃَﻣﺴَﻚَ and pronounced 'amsaka. It follows the pattern verb form 4. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure 'af3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is 'af3ala and the root letters are m, s and k, the word becomes 'amsaka.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns