Arabic for kiss

qabbala

ﻗَﺒَّﻞَ

kiss – past tense he

yuqabbilu

ﻳُﻘَﺒِّﻞُ

kiss – present tense he

The Arabic verb for kiss is written ﻗَﺒَّﻞَ and pronunced qabbala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻘَﺒِّﻞُ and pronounced yuqabbilu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word kiss

I will kiss you a thousand times without getting tired.⁵

sa'uqabbiluki 'alfan walaa 'at3abu

ﺳَﺄُﻗَﺒِّﻠُﻚِ ﺃَﻟﻔﺎً ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺗﻌَﺐُ

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺏ ﻝ

The root of the word kiss consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to kiss

The word kiss letter by letter

ﻗَﺒَّﻞَ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻞ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻞ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

qaf

beh

lam

The Arabic word for kiss consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) 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 ـﻞ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺒَّﻞَ and pronounced qabbala.

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 kiss

fa33ala becomes qabbala

We have seen that the Arabic word for kiss is written ﻗَﺒَّﻞَ and pronounced qabbala. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are q, b and l, the word becomes qabbala.
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