Arabic for replace, substitute

istabdala

ﺍِﺳﺘَﺒﺪَﻝَ

replace, substitute – past tense he

yastabdilu

ﻳَﺴﺘَﺒﺪِﻝُ

replace, substitute – present tense he

The Arabic verb for replace, substitute is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﺒﺪَﻝَ and pronunced istabdala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﺒﺪِﻝُ and pronounced yastabdilu. 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 replace, substitute 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 replace, substitute

exchange, replacement

tabdiil

ﺗَﺒﺪِﻳﻞ

exchange, substitution

All letters in replace, substitute

ﺍِﺳﺘَﺒﺪَﻝَ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺪ

ﻝ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺪ

ﻝ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

alef

sin

beh

dal

lam

The Arabic word for replace, substitute consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. 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 ﺍِﺳﺘَﺒﺪَﻝَ and pronounced istabdala.

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The pattern for replace, substitute

istaf3ala becomes istabdala

We have seen that the Arabic word for replace, substitute is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﺒﺪَﻝَ and pronounced istabdala. It follows the pattern verb form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure istaf3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is istaf3ala and the root letters are b, d and l, the word becomes istabdala.
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