Arabic for eavesdrop

istaraqa
ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻕَ
eavesdrop – past tense he
yastariqu
ﻳَﺴﺘَﺮِﻕُ
eavesdrop – present tense he

The Arabic verb for eavesdrop is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻕَ and pronunced istaraqa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﺮِﻕُ and pronounced yastariqu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word eavesdrop

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Important letters:
The root of the word eavesdrop consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, ra that is written and pronounced r and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in eavesdrop

ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻕَ
ﺳـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺮ
 
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
 
alef
sin
s
ta
t
ra
r
qaf
q
 
 
The Arabic word for eavesdrop 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q 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 ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻕَ and pronounced istaraqa.
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The pattern for eavesdrop

ifta3ala becomes istaraqa

We have seen that the Arabic word for eavesdrop is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻕَ and pronounced istaraqa. 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 s, r and q, the word becomes istaraqa.
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 eavesdrop

Conjugations of eavesdrop

past tense
present tense
he
istaraqa
ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻕَ
he - past tense
yastariqu
ﻳَﺴﺘَﺮِﻕُ
he - present tense
she
istaraqat
ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻗَﺖ
she - past tense
tastariqu
ﺗَﺴﺘَﺮِﻕُ
she - present tense
I
istaraqtu
ﺍِﺳﺘَﺮَﻗﺖُ
I - past tense
'astariqu
ﺃَﺳﺘَﺮِﻕُ
I - present tense