Arabic for future

mustaqbal
ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻞ
future – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻞ means future. It is pronounced mustaqbal.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: passive participle

Using the word future

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

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The letters of future

ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻞ
ﻣـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
mim
m
sin
s
ta
t
qaf
q
beh
b
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for future consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻞ and pronounced mustaqbal.
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 future

mustaf3al becomes mustaqbal

We have seen that the Arabic word for future is written ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻞ and pronounced mustaqbal. It follows the pattern passive participle form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mustaf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mustaf3al and the root letters are q, b and l, the word becomes mustaqbal.
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 future