Arabic for talked

The root of the word talked 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.

The Arabic word for talked consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. 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 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 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻢ and pronounced mutakallam.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for talked is written ﻣُﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻢ and pronounced mutakallam. It follows the pattern passive participle form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mutafa33al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mutafa33al and the root letters are k, l and m, the word becomes mutakallam.
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