Arabic for swallow

bala3a
ﺑَﻠَﻊَ
swallow – past tense he
yabli3u
ﻳَﺒﻠِﻊُ
swallow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for swallow is written ﺑَﻠَﻊَ and pronunced bala3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺒﻠِﻊُ and pronounced yabli3u. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word swallow consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written and pronounced b, lam that is written and pronounced l and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to swallow

The word swallow letter by letter

ﺑَﻠَﻊَ
ﺑـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺑـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
beh
b
lam
l
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for swallow consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) 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. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺑَﻠَﻊَ and pronounced bala3a.
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 swallow

fa3ala becomes bala3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for swallow is written ﺑَﻠَﻊَ and pronounced bala3a. 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 b, l and 3, the word becomes bala3a.
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 swallow

Conjugations of swallow

past tense
present tense
he
bala3a
ﺑَﻠَﻊَ
he - past tense
yabli3u
ﻳَﺒﻠِﻊُ
he - present tense
she
bala3at
ﺑَﻠَﻌَﺖ
she - past tense
tabli3u
ﺗَﺒﻠِﻊُ
she - present tense
I
bala3tu
ﺑَﻠَﻌﺖُ
I - past tense
'abli3u
ﺃَﺑﻠِﻊُ
I - present tense