Arabic for classify

Sannafa
ﺻَﻨَّﻒَ
classify – past tense he
yuSannifu
ﻳُﺼَﻨِّﻒُ
classify – present tense he

The Arabic verb for classify is written ﺻَﻨَّﻒَ and pronunced Sannafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺼَﻨِّﻒُ and pronounced yuSannifu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word classify consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, nun that is written and pronounced n and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to classify

The letters of classify

ﺻَﻨَّﻒَ
ﺻـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
Sad
S
nun
n
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for classify consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S 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 ( here ـﻨـ ) 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. 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 ﺻَﻨَّﻒَ and pronounced Sannafa.
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 classify

fa33ala becomes Sannafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for classify is written ﺻَﻨَّﻒَ and pronounced Sannafa. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are S, n and f, the word becomes Sannafa.
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 classify

Conjugations of classify

past tense
present tense
he
Sannafa
ﺻَﻨَّﻒَ
he - past tense
yuSannifu
ﻳُﺼَﻨِّﻒُ
he - present tense
she
Sannafat
ﺻَﻨَّﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
tuSannifu
ﺗُﺼَﻨِّﻒُ
she - present tense
I
Sannaftu
ﺻَﻨَّﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'uSannifu
ﺃُﺻَﻨِّﻒُ
I - present tense