Arabic for be possible

'amkana
ﺃَﻣﻜَﻦَ
be possible – past tense he
yumkinu
ﻳُﻤﻜِﻦُ
be possible – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be possible is written ﺃَﻣﻜَﻦَ and pronunced 'amkana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻤﻜِﻦُ and pronounced yumkinu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word be possible consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written and pronounced m, kaf that is written and pronounced k and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be possible

The letters of be possible

ﺃَﻣﻜَﻦَ
ﻣـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻦ
 
ـﺄ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
alif hamza
'
mim
m
kaf
k
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for be possible consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced '. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n 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 ﺃَﻣﻜَﻦَ and pronounced 'amkana.
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 be possible

'af3ala becomes 'amkana

We have seen that the Arabic word for be possible is written ﺃَﻣﻜَﻦَ and pronounced 'amkana. It follows the pattern verb form 4. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure 'af3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is 'af3ala and the root letters are m, k and n, the word becomes 'amkana.
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 be possible

Conjugations of be possible

past tense
present tense
he
'amkana
ﺃَﻣﻜَﻦَ
he - past tense
yumkinu
ﻳُﻤﻜِﻦُ
he - present tense
she
'amkanat
ﺃَﻣﻜَﻨَﺖ
she - past tense
tumkinu
ﺗُﻤﻜِﻦُ
she - present tense
I
'amkantu
ﺃَﻣﻜَﻨﺖُ
I - past tense
'umkinu
ﺃُﻣﻜِﻦُ
I - present tense