Arabic for target

istahdafa

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻬﺪَﻑَ

target – past tense he

yastahdifu

ﻳَﺴﺘَﻬﺪِﻑُ

target – present tense he

The Arabic verb for target is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻬﺪَﻑَ and pronunced istahdafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﻬﺪِﻑُ and pronounced yastahdifu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻩ ﺩ ﻑ

The root of the word target consists of three Arabic letters: ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h, dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word target letter by letter

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻬﺪَﻑَ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻬـ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻬـ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

alef

sin

dal

The Arabic word for target 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. 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 ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) and pronounced h and is a part of the root of the word. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d 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 ﺍِﺳﺘَﻬﺪَﻑَ and pronounced istahdafa.

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The pattern for target

istaf3ala becomes istahdafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for target is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻬﺪَﻑَ and pronounced istahdafa. It follows the pattern verb form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure istaf3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is istaf3ala and the root letters are h, d and f, the word becomes istahdafa.
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