Arabic for hold

3aqada

ﻋَﻘَﺪَ

hold – past tense he

ya3qidu

ﻳَﻌﻘِﺪُ

hold – present tense he

The Arabic verb for hold is written ﻋَﻘَﺪَ and pronunced 3aqada in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﻘِﺪُ and pronounced ya3qidu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻕ ﺩ

The root of the word hold consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to hold

agreement, contract, decade

3aqd

ﻋَﻘﺪ

to be convened, be gathered

The word hold letter by letter

ﻋَﻘَﺪَ

ﻋـ

ـﻘـ

ـﺪ

ﻋـ

ـﻘـ

ـﺪ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ayn

qaf

dal

The Arabic word for hold consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q 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 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻘَﺪَ and pronounced 3aqada.

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 hold

fa3ala becomes 3aqada

We have seen that the Arabic word for hold is written ﻋَﻘَﺪَ and pronounced 3aqada. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are 3, q and d, the word becomes 3aqada.
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