Arabic for approach

iqtaraba

ﺍِﻗﺘَﺮَﺏَ

approach – past tense he

yaqtaribu

ﻳَﻘﺘَﺮِﺏُ

approach – present tense he

The Arabic verb for approach is written ﺍِﻗﺘَﺮَﺏَ and pronunced iqtaraba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﺘَﺮِﺏُ and pronounced yaqtaribu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺭ ﺏ

The root of the word approach consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to approach

All letters in approach

ﺍِﻗﺘَﺮَﺏَ

ﺍ

ﻗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺍ

ﻗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

alef

qaf

beh

The Arabic word for approach consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under 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 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 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. The letter beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b 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 ﺍِﻗﺘَﺮَﺏَ and pronounced iqtaraba.

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The pattern for approach

ifta3ala becomes iqtaraba

We have seen that the Arabic word for approach is written ﺍِﻗﺘَﺮَﺏَ and pronounced iqtaraba. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are q, r and b, the word becomes iqtaraba.
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