Arabic for approach

taqarraba
ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺏَ
approach – past tense he
yataqarrabu
ﻳَﺘَﻘَﺮَّﺏُ
approach – present tense he

The Arabic verb for approach is written ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺏَ and pronunced taqarraba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺘَﻘَﺮَّﺏُ and pronounced yataqarrabu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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

Words related to approach

The word approach letter by letter

ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺏَ
ﺗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ـﺮ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
ta
t
qaf
q
ra
r
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for approach consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) 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 beh that is written ﺏ 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺏَ and pronounced taqarraba.
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The pattern for approach

tafa33ala becomes taqarraba

We have seen that the Arabic word for approach is written ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺏَ and pronounced taqarraba. It follows the pattern verb form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ala and the root letters are q, r and b, the word becomes taqarraba.
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 approach

Conjugations of approach

past tense
present tense
he
taqarraba
ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺏَ
he - past tense
yataqarrabu
ﻳَﺘَﻘَﺮَّﺏُ
he - present tense
she
taqarrabat
ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺑَﺖ
she - past tense
tataqarrabu
ﺗَﺘَﻘَﺮَّﺏُ
she - present tense
I
taqarrabtu
ﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺑﺖُ
I - past tense
'ataqarrabu
ﺃَﺗَﻘَﺮَّﺏُ
I - present tense