Arabic for ask for mercy

istarHama

ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮﺣَﻢَ

ask for mercy – past tense he

yastarHimu

ﻳَﺴﺘَﺮﺣِﻢُ

ask for mercy – present tense he

The Arabic verb for ask for mercy is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮﺣَﻢَ and pronunced istarHama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﺮﺣِﻢُ and pronounced yastarHimu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺭ ﺡ ﻡ

The root of the word ask for mercy consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r, Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to ask for mercy

All letters in ask for mercy

ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮﺣَﻢَ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﺣـ

ـﻢ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﺣـ

ـﻢ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

alef

sin

mim

The Arabic word for ask for mercy consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. 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 letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m 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 ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮﺣَﻢَ and pronounced istarHama.

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The pattern for ask for mercy

istaf3ala becomes istarHama

We have seen that the Arabic word for ask for mercy is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮﺣَﻢَ and pronounced istarHama. It follows the pattern verb form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure istaf3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is istaf3ala and the root letters are r, H and m, the word becomes istarHama.
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