Arabic for collect

jama3a

ﺟَﻤَﻊَ

collect – past tense he

yajma3u

ﻳَﺠﻤَﻊُ

collect – present tense he

The Arabic verb for collect is written ﺟَﻤَﻊَ and pronunced jama3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺠﻤَﻊُ and pronounced yajma3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word collect

He collected rubbish in bin bags.¹

jama3a alfaDlaati fii 'akyaasi alzubaalati

ﺟَﻤَﻊَ ﺍَﻟﻔَﻀﻠَﺎﺕِ ﻓِﻲ ﺃَﻛﻴَﺎﺱِ ﺍَﻟﺰُﺑَﺎﻟَﺔِ

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Important letters: ﺝ ﻡ ﻉ

The root of the word collect consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to collect

The word collect letter by letter

ﺟَﻤَﻊَ

ﺟـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻊ

ﺟـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻊ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

jim

mim

ayn

The Arabic word for collect consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 ـﻤـ ) 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. 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 ﺟَﻤَﻊَ and pronounced jama3a.

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 collect

fa3ala becomes jama3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for collect is written ﺟَﻤَﻊَ and pronounced jama3a. 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 j, m and 3, the word becomes jama3a.
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