Arabic for determine

3azama

ﻋَﺰَﻡَ

determine – past tense he

ya3zimu

ﻳَﻌﺰِﻡُ

determine – present tense he

The Arabic verb for determine is written ﻋَﺰَﻡَ and pronunced 3azama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺰِﻡُ and pronounced ya3zimu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺯ ﻡ

The root of the word determine consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of determine

ﻋَﺰَﻡَ

ﻋـ

ـﺰ

ﻡ

ﻋـ

ـﺰ

ﻡ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺯ

ـﺰ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ayn

zayn

mim

The Arabic word for determine consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z 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 mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m 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 ﻋَﺰَﻡَ and pronounced 3azama.

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The pattern for determine

fa3ala becomes 3azama

We have seen that the Arabic word for determine is written ﻋَﺰَﻡَ and pronounced 3azama. 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 3, z and m, the word becomes 3azama.
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