Arabic for speak
kallama
ﻛَﻠَّﻢَ
speak – past tense he
yukallimu
ﻳُﻜَﻠِّﻢُ
speak – present tense he
The Arabic verb for speak is written ﻛَﻠَّﻢَ and pronunced kallama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻜَﻠِّﻢُ and pronounced yukallimu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻙ
ﻝ
ﻡ
The root of the word speak consists of three Arabic letters:
kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k,
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to speak
The word speak letter by letter
ﻛَﻠَّﻢَ
The Arabic word for speak consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) 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 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 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 ﻛَﻠَّﻢَ and pronounced kallama.
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 speak
fa33ala becomes kallama
We have seen that the Arabic word for speak is written ﻛَﻠَّﻢَ and pronounced kallama. 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 k, l and m, the word becomes kallama.
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 k, l and m, the word becomes kallama.
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 speak
Conjugations of speak
past tense
present tense
he
kallama
ﻛَﻠَّﻢَ
he - past tense
yukallimu
ﻳُﻜَﻠِّﻢُ
he - present tense
she
kallamat
ﻛَﻠَّﻤَﺖ
she - past tense
tukallimu
ﺗُﻜَﻠِّﻢُ
she - present tense
I
kallamtu
ﻛَﻠَّﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'ukallimu
ﺃُﻛَﻠِّﻢُ
I - present tense