Arabic for reflect

tafakkara
ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮَ
reflect – past tense he
yatafakkaru
ﻳَﺘَﻔَﻜَّﺮُ
reflect – present tense he

The Arabic verb for reflect is written ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮَ and pronunced tafakkara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺘَﻔَﻜَّﺮُ and pronounced yatafakkaru. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word reflect consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written and pronounced f, kaf that is written and pronounced k and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to reflect

The word reflect letter by letter

ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮَ
ﺗـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺮ
 
ta
t
fa
f
kaf
k
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for reflect consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮَ and pronounced tafakkara.
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The pattern for reflect

tafa33ala becomes tafakkara

We have seen that the Arabic word for reflect is written ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮَ and pronounced tafakkara. It follows the pattern verb form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ala and the root letters are f, k and r, the word becomes tafakkara.
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 reflect

Conjugations of reflect

past tense
present tense
he
tafakkara
ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮَ
he - past tense
yatafakkaru
ﻳَﺘَﻔَﻜَّﺮُ
he - present tense
she
tafakkarat
ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮَﺕ
she - past tense
tatafakkaru
ﺗَﺘَﻔَﻜَّﺮُ
she - present tense
I
tafakkartu
ﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮﺕُ
I - past tense
'atafakkaru
ﺃَﺗَﻔَﻜَّﺮُ
I - present tense