Arabic for pay

dafa3a

ﺩَﻓَﻊَ

pay – past tense he

yadfa3u

ﻳَﺪﻓَﻊُ

pay – present tense he

The Arabic verb for pay is written ﺩَﻓَﻊَ and pronunced dafa3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺪﻓَﻊُ and pronounced yadfa3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word pay

ruined¹

3aajizun 3an dafa3a duyuunahu

ﻋَﺎﺟِﺰٌ ﻋَﻦ ﺩَﻓَﻊَ ﺩُﻳُﻮﻧَﻪُ

All the SMS might have drove you crazy.⁶

rubbamaa kullu arrasaa'ili alqaSiirati kaanat tadfa3uka liljunuuni

ﺭُﺑَّﻤَﺎ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺳَﺎﺋِﻞِ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺼِﻴﺮَﺓِ ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺪﻓَﻌُﻚَ ﻟِﻠﺠُﻨُﻮﻥِ

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Important letters: ﺩ ﻑ ﻉ

The root of the word pay consists of three Arabic letters: dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to pay

The word pay letter by letter

ﺩَﻓَﻊَ

ﺩ

ﻓـ

ـﻊ

ﺩ

ﻓـ

ـﻊ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

dal

ayn

The Arabic word for pay consists of: The letter dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f 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 ﺩَﻓَﻊَ and pronounced dafa3a.

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 pay

fa3ala becomes dafa3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for pay is written ﺩَﻓَﻊَ and pronounced dafa3a. 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 d, f and 3, the word becomes dafa3a.
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