Arabic for consume

iltahama

ﺍِﻟﺘَﻬَﻢَ

consume – past tense he

yaltahimu

ﻳَﻠﺘَﻬِﻢُ

consume – present tense he

The Arabic verb for consume is written ﺍِﻟﺘَﻬَﻢَ and pronunced iltahama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻠﺘَﻬِﻢُ and pronounced yaltahimu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word consume

The duck swallowed the ring.

iltahamat albaTTatu alkhaatama

ﺍِﻟﺘَﻬَﻤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻄَّﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﺗَﻢَ

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Important letters: ﻝ ﻩ ﻡ

The root of the word consume consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l, ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to consume

The letters of consume

ﺍِﻟﺘَﻬَﻢَ

ﺍ

ﻟـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻢ

ﺍ

ﻟـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻢ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

alef

lam

mim

The Arabic word for consume 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) and pronounced h 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m 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 ﺍِﻟﺘَﻬَﻢَ and pronounced iltahama.

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The pattern for consume

ifta3ala becomes iltahama

We have seen that the Arabic word for consume is written ﺍِﻟﺘَﻬَﻢَ and pronounced iltahama. 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 l, h and m, the word becomes iltahama.
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