Arabic for preserve

iHtafaZa

ﺍِﺣﺘَﻔَﻆَ

preserve – past tense he

yaHtafiZu

ﻳَﺤﺘَﻔِﻆُ

preserve – present tense he

The Arabic verb for preserve is written ﺍِﺣﺘَﻔَﻆَ and pronunced iHtafaZa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺤﺘَﻔِﻆُ and pronounced yaHtafiZu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺡ ﻑ ﻅ

The root of the word preserve consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and Za that is written ﻅ and pronounced Z. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to preserve

governorate, province

preserved, safeguarded

All letters in preserve

ﺍِﺣﺘَﻔَﻆَ

ﺍ

ﺣـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻆ

ﺍ

ﺣـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻆ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﻅ

ﻇـ

ـﻈـ

ـﻆ

alef

The Arabic word for preserve 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) 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. The letter Za that is written ﻅ ( here ـﻆ ) and pronounced Z 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 ﺍِﺣﺘَﻔَﻆَ and pronounced iHtafaZa.

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The pattern for preserve

ifta3ala becomes iHtafaZa

We have seen that the Arabic word for preserve is written ﺍِﺣﺘَﻔَﻆَ and pronounced iHtafaZa. 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 H, f and Z, the word becomes iHtafaZa.
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