Arabic for clap

Saffaqa
ﺻَﻔَّﻖَ
clap – past tense he
yuSaffiqu
ﻳُﺼَﻔِّﻖُ
clap – present tense he

The Arabic verb for clap is written ﺻَﻔَّﻖَ and pronunced Saffaqa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺼَﻔِّﻖُ and pronounced yuSaffiqu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word clap

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Important letters:
The root of the word clap consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, fa that is written and pronounced f and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Word related to clap

The word clap letter by letter

ﺻَﻔَّﻖَ
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻖ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻖ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
 
Sad
S
fa
f
qaf
q
 
 
The Arabic word for clap consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) 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. 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) 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 ﺻَﻔَّﻖَ and pronounced Saffaqa.
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 clap

fa33ala becomes Saffaqa

We have seen that the Arabic word for clap is written ﺻَﻔَّﻖَ and pronounced Saffaqa. 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 S, f and q, the word becomes Saffaqa.
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 clap

Conjugations of clap

past tense
present tense
he
Saffaqa
ﺻَﻔَّﻖَ
he - past tense
yuSaffiqu
ﻳُﺼَﻔِّﻖُ
he - present tense
she
Saffaqat
ﺻَﻔَّﻘَﺖ
she - past tense
tuSaffiqu
ﺗُﺼَﻔِّﻖُ
she - present tense
I
Saffaqtu
ﺻَﻔَّﻘﺖُ
I - past tense
'uSaffiqu
ﺃُﺻَﻔِّﻖُ
I - present tense