Arabic for grow old, mature

3atuqa

ﻋَﺘُﻖَ

grow old, mature – past tense he

ya3tuqu

ﻳَﻌﺘُﻖُ

grow old, mature – present tense he

The Arabic verb for grow old, mature is written ﻋَﺘُﻖَ and pronunced 3atuqa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺘُﻖُ and pronounced ya3tuqu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺕ ﻕ

The root of the word grow old, mature consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t and qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word grow old, mature letter by letter

ﻋَﺘُﻖَ

ﻋـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻖ

ﻋـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻖ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ayn

qaf

The Arabic word for grow old, mature 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﺘُﻖَ and pronounced 3atuqa.

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The pattern for grow old, mature

fa3ula becomes 3atuqa

We have seen that the Arabic word for grow old, mature is written ﻋَﺘُﻖَ and pronounced 3atuqa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ula where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ula and the root letters are 3, t and q, the word becomes 3atuqa.
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