Arabic for compare

qaarana

ﻗَﺎﺭَﻥَ

compare – past tense he

yuqaarinu

ﻳُﻘَﺎﺭِﻥُ

compare – present tense he

The Arabic verb for compare is written ﻗَﺎﺭَﻥَ and pronunced qaarana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻘَﺎﺭِﻥُ and pronounced yuqaarinu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺭ ﻥ

The root of the word compare consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Word related to compare

century, horn

qarn

ﻗَﺮﻥ

The word compare letter by letter

ﻗَﺎﺭَﻥَ

ﻗـ

ـﺎ

ﺭ

ﻥ

ﻗـ

ـﺎ

ﺭ

ﻥ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

qaf

alef

nun

The Arabic word for compare consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n 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 ﻗَﺎﺭَﻥَ and pronounced qaarana.

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 compare

faa3ala becomes qaarana

We have seen that the Arabic word for compare is written ﻗَﺎﺭَﻥَ and pronounced qaarana. It follows the pattern verb form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ala and the root letters are q, r and n, the word becomes qaarana.
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