Arabic for exchange, replace

badala

ﺑَﺪَﻝَ

exchange, replace – past tense he

yabdulu

ﻳَﺒﺪُﻝُ

exchange, replace – present tense he

The Arabic verb for exchange, replace is written ﺑَﺪَﻝَ and pronunced badala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺒﺪُﻝُ and pronounced yabdulu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺏ ﺩ ﻝ

The root of the word exchange, replace consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b, dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to exchange, replace

exchange, replacement

tabdiil

ﺗَﺒﺪِﻳﻞ

exchange, substitution

to replace, substitute

The word exchange, replace letter by letter

ﺑَﺪَﻝَ

ﺑـ

ـﺪ

ﻝ

ﺑـ

ـﺪ

ﻝ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

beh

dal

lam

The Arabic word for exchange, replace consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d 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 lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l 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 ﺑَﺪَﻝَ and pronounced badala.

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 exchange, replace

fa3ala becomes badala

We have seen that the Arabic word for exchange, replace is written ﺑَﺪَﻝَ and pronounced badala. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are b, d and l, the word becomes badala.
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