Arabic for be amazed

3ajiba

ﻋَﺠِﺐَ

be amazed – past tense he

ya3jabu

ﻳَﻌﺠَﺐُ

be amazed – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be amazed is written ﻋَﺠِﺐَ and pronunced 3ajiba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺠَﺐُ and pronounced ya3jabu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺝ ﺏ

The root of the word be amazed consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be amazed

amazement, astonishment

The letters of be amazed

ﻋَﺠِﺐَ

ﻋـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺐ

ﻋـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺐ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ayn

jim

beh

The Arabic word for be amazed 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b 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 ﻋَﺠِﺐَ and pronounced 3ajiba.

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The pattern for be amazed

fa3ila becomes 3ajiba

We have seen that the Arabic word for be amazed is written ﻋَﺠِﺐَ and pronounced 3ajiba. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are 3, j and b, the word becomes 3ajiba.
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