Arabic for be sensible, understand

3aqala

ﻋَﻘَﻞَ

be sensible, understand – past tense he

ya3qilu

ﻳَﻌﻘِﻞُ

be sensible, understand – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be sensible, understand is written ﻋَﻘَﻞَ and pronunced 3aqala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﻘِﻞُ and pronounced ya3qilu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻕ ﻝ

The root of the word be sensible, understand consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word be sensible, understand letter by letter

ﻋَﻘَﻞَ

ﻋـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻞ

ﻋـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻞ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ayn

qaf

lam

The Arabic word for be sensible, understand consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) 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. 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l 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 ﻋَﻘَﻞَ and pronounced 3aqala.

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The pattern for be sensible, understand

fa3ala becomes 3aqala

We have seen that the Arabic word for be sensible, understand is written ﻋَﻘَﻞَ and pronounced 3aqala. 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 3, q and l, the word becomes 3aqala.
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