Arabic for retract the head

qaba3a

ﻗَﺒَﻊَ

retract the head – past tense he

yaqba3u

ﻳَﻘﺒَﻊُ

retract the head – present tense he

The Arabic verb for retract the head is written ﻗَﺒَﻊَ and pronunced qaba3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﺒَﻊُ and pronounced yaqba3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺏ ﻉ

The root of the word retract the head consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to retract the head

The word retract the head letter by letter

ﻗَﺒَﻊَ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻊ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻊ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

qaf

beh

ayn

The Arabic word for retract the head 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 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 ﻗَﺒَﻊَ and pronounced qaba3a.

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The pattern for retract the head

fa3ala becomes qaba3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for retract the head is written ﻗَﺒَﻊَ and pronounced qaba3a. 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 3, the word becomes qaba3a.
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