Arabic for swim

sabaHa

ﺳَﺒَﺢَ

swim – past tense he

yasbaHu

ﻳَﺴﺒَﺢُ

swim – present tense he

The Arabic verb for swim is written ﺳَﺒَﺢَ and pronunced sabaHa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺒَﺢُ and pronounced yasbaHu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word swim

We took a dip every day during our holiday.¹

sabaHnaa kulla yawmin khilaal al3uTlati

ﺳَﺒَﺤﻨَﺎ ﻛُﻞَّ ﻳَﻮﻡٍ ﺧِﻠَﺎﻝ ﺍَﻟﻌُﻄﻠَﺔِ

I dreamed of a duck swimming in the river.

Halamtu bi'anna baTTatan kaanat tasbaHu fii annahri

ﺣَﻠَﻤﺖُ ﺑِﺄَﻥَّ ﺑَﻄَّﺔً ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺴﺒَﺢُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮِ

The tiger swims well.

yasbaHu annamiru jayyidan

ﻳَﺴﺒَﺢُ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻤِﺮُ ﺟَﻴِّﺪﺍً

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Important letters: ﺱ ﺏ ﺡ

The root of the word swim consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to swim

The word swim letter by letter

ﺳَﺒَﺢَ

ﺳـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺢ

ﺳـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺢ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

sin

beh

The Arabic word for swim consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺢ ) and pronounced H 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 ﺳَﺒَﺢَ and pronounced sabaHa.

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 swim

fa3ala becomes sabaHa

We have seen that the Arabic word for swim is written ﺳَﺒَﺢَ and pronounced sabaHa. 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 s, b and H, the word becomes sabaHa.
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