Arabic for alleviate, soften

laTTafa

ﻟَﻄَّﻒَ

alleviate, soften – past tense he

yulaTTifu

ﻳُﻠَﻄِّﻒُ

alleviate, soften – present tense he

The Arabic verb for alleviate, soften is written ﻟَﻄَّﻒَ and pronunced laTTafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻠَﻄِّﻒُ and pronounced yulaTTifu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻝ ﻁ ﻑ

The root of the word alleviate, soften consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l, Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of alleviate, soften

ﻟَﻄَّﻒَ

ﻟـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻒ

ﻟـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻒ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﻁ

ﻃـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻂ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

lam

The Arabic word for alleviate, soften consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) 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. The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) and pronounced T 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 ـﻒ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻟَﻄَّﻒَ and pronounced laTTafa.

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The pattern for alleviate, soften

fa33ala becomes laTTafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for alleviate, soften is written ﻟَﻄَّﻒَ and pronounced laTTafa. 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 l, T and f, the word becomes laTTafa.
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