Arabic for turn around

qalaba

ﻗَﻠَﺐَ

turn around – past tense he

yaqlibu

ﻳَﻘﻠِﺐُ

turn around – present tense he

The Arabic verb for turn around is written ﻗَﻠَﺐَ and pronunced qalaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﻠِﺐُ and pronounced yaqlibu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word turn around

He turned the page.¹

He turned the paper.

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Important letters: ﻕ ﻝ ﺏ

The root of the word turn around consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to turn around

alteration

taqallub

ﺗَﻘَﻠُّﺐ

to be reversed, turn around

All letters in turn around

ﻗَﻠَﺐَ

ﻗـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺐ

ﻗـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺐ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

qaf

lam

beh

The Arabic word for turn around consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) 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. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b 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 ﻗَﻠَﺐَ and pronounced qalaba.

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The pattern for turn around

fa3ala becomes qalaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for turn around is written ﻗَﻠَﺐَ and pronounced qalaba. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are q, l and b, the word becomes qalaba.
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