Arabic for seize

qabaDa
ﻗَﺒَﺾَ
seize – past tense he
yaqbiDu
ﻳَﻘﺒِﺾُ
seize – present tense he

The Arabic verb for seize is written ﻗَﺒَﺾَ and pronunced qabaDa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﺒِﺾُ and pronounced yaqbiDu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word seize

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Important letters:
The root of the word seize consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, beh that is written and pronounced b and Dad that is written and pronounced D. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to seize

The word seize letter by letter

ﻗَﺒَﺾَ
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺾ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺾ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﺿـ
ـﻀـ
ـﺾ
 
qaf
q
beh
b
Dad
D
 
 
The Arabic word for seize 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 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 Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ـﺾ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺒَﺾَ and pronounced qabaDa.
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The pattern for seize

fa3ala becomes qabaDa

We have seen that the Arabic word for seize is written ﻗَﺒَﺾَ and pronounced qabaDa. 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 q, b and D, the word becomes qabaDa.
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 seize

Conjugations of seize

past tense
present tense
he
qabaDa
ﻗَﺒَﺾَ
he - past tense
yaqbiDu
ﻳَﻘﺒِﺾُ
he - present tense
she
qabaDat
ﻗَﺒَﻀَﺖ
she - past tense
taqbiDu
ﺗَﻘﺒِﺾُ
she - present tense
I
qabaDtu
ﻗَﺒَﻀﺖُ
I - past tense
'aqbiDu
ﺃَﻗﺒِﺾُ
I - present tense