Arabic for postpone
sawwafa
ﺳَﻮَّﻑَ
postpone – past tense he
yusawwifu
ﻳُﺴَﻮِّﻑُ
postpone – present tense he
The Arabic verb for postpone is written ﺳَﻮَّﻑَ and pronunced sawwafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺴَﻮِّﻑُ and pronounced yusawwifu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﺱ
ﻭ
ﻑ
The root of the word postpone consists of three Arabic letters:
sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s,
waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to postpone
The letters of postpone
ﺳَﻮَّﻑَ
The Arabic word for postpone consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w 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 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻮَّﻑَ and pronounced sawwafa.
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 postpone
fa33ala becomes sawwafa
We have seen that the Arabic word for postpone is written ﺳَﻮَّﻑَ and pronounced sawwafa. 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, w and f, the word becomes sawwafa.
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 s, w and f, the word becomes sawwafa.
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 postpone
Conjugations of postpone
past tense
present tense
he
sawwafa
ﺳَﻮَّﻑَ
he - past tense
yusawwifu
ﻳُﺴَﻮِّﻑُ
he - present tense
she
sawwafat
ﺳَﻮَّﻓَﺖ
she - past tense
tusawwifu
ﺗُﺴَﻮِّﻑُ
she - present tense
I
sawwaftu
ﺳَﻮَّﻓﺖُ
I - past tense
'usawwifu
ﺃُﺳَﻮِّﻑُ
I - present tense