Arabic for pursue

maarasa

ﻣَﺎﺭَﺱَ

pursue – past tense he

yumaarisu

ﻳُﻤَﺎﺭِﺱُ

pursue – present tense he

The Arabic verb for pursue is written ﻣَﺎﺭَﺱَ and pronunced maarasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻤَﺎﺭِﺱُ and pronounced yumaarisu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word pursue

He engaged in illegal activities.¹

maarasa 'a3maalan maHZuuratan

ﻣَﺎﺭَﺱَ ﺃَﻋﻤَﺎﻟﺎً ﻣَﺤﻈُﻮﺭَﺓً

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Important letters: ﻡ ﺭ ﺱ

The root of the word pursue consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to pursue

The word pursue letter by letter

ﻣَﺎﺭَﺱَ

ﻣـ

ـﺎ

ﺭ

ﺱ

ﻣـ

ـﺎ

ﺭ

ﺱ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

mim

alef

sin

The Arabic word for pursue consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) 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. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ra that is written ﺭ 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 sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s 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 ﻣَﺎﺭَﺱَ and pronounced maarasa.

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 pursue

faa3ala becomes maarasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for pursue is written ﻣَﺎﺭَﺱَ and pronounced maarasa. It follows the pattern verb form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ala and the root letters are m, r and s, the word becomes maarasa.
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