Arabic for cover

laHafa

ﻟَﺤَﻒَ

cover – past tense he

yalHafu

ﻳَﻠﺤَﻒُ

cover – present tense he

The Arabic verb for cover is written ﻟَﺤَﻒَ and pronunced laHafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻠﺤَﻒُ and pronounced yalHafu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻝ ﺡ ﻑ

The root of the word cover consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l, Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to cover

The letters of cover

ﻟَﺤَﻒَ

ﻟـ

ـﺤـ

ـﻒ

ﻟـ

ـﺤـ

ـﻒ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

lam

The Arabic word for cover consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 ـﺤـ ) 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. 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 ﻟَﺤَﻒَ and pronounced laHafa.

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 cover

fa3ala becomes laHafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for cover is written ﻟَﺤَﻒَ and pronounced laHafa. 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 l, H and f, the word becomes laHafa.
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