Arabic for change

baddala
ﺑَﺪَّﻝَ
change – past tense he
yubaddilu
ﻳُﺒَﺪِّﻝُ
change – present tense he

The Arabic verb for change is written ﺑَﺪَّﻝَ and pronunced baddala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺒَﺪِّﻝُ and pronounced yubaddilu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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

Words related to change

All letters in change

ﺑَﺪَّﻝَ
ﺑـ
ـﺪ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺪ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺪ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
beh
b
dal
d
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for change 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 ﺑَﺪَّﻝَ and pronounced baddala.
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 change

fa33ala becomes baddala

We have seen that the Arabic word for change is written ﺑَﺪَّﻝَ and pronounced baddala. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are b, d and l, the word becomes baddala.
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

Words with the same pattern as change

Conjugations of change

past tense
present tense
he
baddala
ﺑَﺪَّﻝَ
he - past tense
yubaddilu
ﻳُﺒَﺪِّﻝُ
he - present tense
she
baddalat
ﺑَﺪَّﻟَﺖ
she - past tense
tubaddilu
ﺗُﺒَﺪِّﻝُ
she - present tense
I
baddaltu
ﺑَﺪَّﻟﺖُ
I - past tense
'ubaddilu
ﺃُﺑَﺪِّﻝُ
I - present tense