Arabic for prefer
faDDala
ﻓَﻀَّﻞَ
prefer – past tense he
yufaDDilu
ﻳُﻔَﻀِّﻞُ
prefer – present tense he
The Arabic verb for prefer is written ﻓَﻀَّﻞَ and pronunced faDDala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻔَﻀِّﻞُ and pronounced yufaDDilu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻑ
ﺽ
ﻝ
The root of the word prefer consists of three Arabic letters:
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f,
Dad that is written ﺽ and pronounced D and
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to prefer
All letters in prefer
ﻓَﻀَّﻞَ
The Arabic word for prefer consists of: 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 Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ـﻀـ ) 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 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 ﻓَﻀَّﻞَ and pronounced faDDala.
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 prefer
fa33ala becomes faDDala
We have seen that the Arabic word for prefer is written ﻓَﻀَّﻞَ and pronounced faDDala. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are f, D and l, the word becomes faDDala.
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
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are f, D and l, the word becomes faDDala.
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 prefer
Conjugations of prefer
past tense
present tense
he
faDDala
ﻓَﻀَّﻞَ
he - past tense
yufaDDilu
ﻳُﻔَﻀِّﻞُ
he - present tense
she
faDDalat
ﻓَﻀَّﻠَﺖ
she - past tense
tufaDDilu
ﺗُﻔَﻀِّﻞُ
she - present tense
I
faDDaltu
ﻓَﻀَّﻠﺖُ
I - past tense
'ufaDDilu
ﺃُﻓَﻀِّﻞُ
I - present tense