Arabic for number
raqqama
ﺭَﻗَّﻢَ
number – past tense he
yuraqqimu
ﻳُﺮَﻗِّﻢُ
number – present tense he
The Arabic verb for number is written ﺭَﻗَّﻢَ and pronunced raqqama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺮَﻗِّﻢُ and pronounced yuraqqimu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﺭ
ﻕ
ﻡ
The root of the word number consists of three Arabic letters:
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r,
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to number
The word number letter by letter
ﺭَﻗَّﻢَ
The Arabic word for number consists of: 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 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺭَﻗَّﻢَ and pronounced raqqama.
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 number
fa33ala becomes raqqama
We have seen that the Arabic word for number is written ﺭَﻗَّﻢَ and pronounced raqqama. 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 r, q and m, the word becomes raqqama.
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
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are r, q and m, the word becomes raqqama.
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 number
Conjugations of number
past tense
present tense
he
raqqama
ﺭَﻗَّﻢَ
he - past tense
yuraqqimu
ﻳُﺮَﻗِّﻢُ
he - present tense
she
raqqamat
ﺭَﻗَّﻤَﺖ
she - past tense
turaqqimu
ﺗُﺮَﻗِّﻢُ
she - present tense
I
raqqamtu
ﺭَﻗَّﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'uraqqimu
ﺃُﺭَﻗِّﻢُ
I - present tense