Arabic for travel

saafara
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ
travel – past tense he
yusaafiru
ﻳُﺴَﺎﻓِﺮُ
travel – present tense he

The Arabic verb for travel is written ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ and pronunced saafara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺴَﺎﻓِﺮُ and pronounced yusaafiru. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word travel

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Important letters:
The root of the word travel consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, fa that is written and pronounced f and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to travel

The word travel letter by letter

ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ
ﺳـ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺮ
 
sin
s
alef
fa
f
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for travel consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) 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. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ and pronounced saafara.
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 travel

faa3ala becomes saafara

We have seen that the Arabic word for travel is written ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ and pronounced saafara. It follows the pattern verb form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ala and the root letters are s, f and r, the word becomes saafara.
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 travel

Conjugations of travel

past tense
present tense
he
saafara
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ
he - past tense
yusaafiru
ﻳُﺴَﺎﻓِﺮُ
he - present tense
she
saafarat
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَﺕ
she - past tense
tusaafiru
ﺗُﺴَﺎﻓِﺮُ
she - present tense
I
saafartu
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮﺕُ
I - past tense
'usaafiru
ﺃُﺳَﺎﻓِﺮُ
I - present tense