Arabic for be fond of

kalifa
ﻛَﻠِﻒَ
be fond of – past tense he
yaklafu
ﻳَﻜﻠَﻒُ
be fond of – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be fond of is written ﻛَﻠِﻒَ and pronunced kalifa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜﻠَﻒُ and pronounced yaklafu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word be fond of consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, lam that is written and pronounced l and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be fond of

The word be fond of letter by letter

ﻛَﻠِﻒَ
ﻛـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
kaf
k
lam
l
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for be fond of consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f 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 ﻛَﻠِﻒَ and pronounced kalifa.
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The pattern for be fond of

fa3ila becomes kalifa

We have seen that the Arabic word for be fond of is written ﻛَﻠِﻒَ and pronounced kalifa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are k, l and f, the word becomes kalifa.
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 be fond of

Conjugations of be fond of

past tense
present tense
he
kalifa
ﻛَﻠِﻒَ
he - past tense
yaklafu
ﻳَﻜﻠَﻒُ
he - present tense
she
kalifat
ﻛَﻠِﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
taklafu
ﺗَﻜﻠَﻒُ
she - present tense
I
kaliftu
ﻛَﻠِﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'aklafu
ﺃَﻛﻠَﻒُ
I - present tense