Arabic for arrest, detain

i3taqala

ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﻞَ

arrest, detain – past tense he

ya3taqilu

ﻳَﻌﺘَﻘِﻞُ

arrest, detain – present tense he

The Arabic verb for arrest, detain is written ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﻞَ and pronunced i3taqala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺘَﻘِﻞُ and pronounced ya3taqilu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word arrest, detain

The police came in the middle of the night to arrest the thief.

jaa'at ashshurTatu wasTa allayli lita3taqila alliSSa

ﺟَﺎﺀَﺕ ﺍَﻟﺸُّﺮﻃَﺔُ ﻭَﺳﻂَ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ ﻟِﺘَﻌﺘَﻘِﻞَ ﺍَﻟﻠِﺺَّ

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻕ ﻝ

The root of the word arrest, detain 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.

Words related to arrest, detain

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The word arrest, detain letter by letter

ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﻞَ

ﺍ

ﻋـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻞ

ﺍ

ﻋـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻞ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

alef

ayn

qaf

lam

The Arabic word for arrest, detain 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. 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 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 ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﻞَ and pronounced i3taqala.

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The pattern for arrest, detain

ifta3ala becomes i3taqala

We have seen that the Arabic word for arrest, detain is written ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﻞَ and pronounced i3taqala. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are 3, q and l, the word becomes i3taqala.
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