Arabic for attract attention

lafata
ﻟَﻔَﺖَ
attract attention – past tense he
yalfitu
ﻳَﻠﻔِﺖُ
attract attention – present tense he

The Arabic verb for attract attention is written ﻟَﻔَﺖَ and pronunced lafata in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻠﻔِﺖُ and pronounced yalfitu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word attract attention

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Important letters:
The root of the word attract attention consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written and pronounced l, fa that is written and pronounced f and ta that is written and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to attract attention

The letters of attract attention

ﻟَﻔَﺖَ
ﻟـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺖ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺖ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
 
lam
l
fa
f
ta
t
 
 
The Arabic word for attract attention consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t 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 ﻟَﻔَﺖَ and pronounced lafata.
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 attract attention

fa3ala becomes lafata

We have seen that the Arabic word for attract attention is written ﻟَﻔَﺖَ and pronounced lafata. 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 l, f and t, the word becomes lafata.
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 attract attention

Conjugations of attract attention

past tense
present tense
he
lafata
ﻟَﻔَﺖَ
he - past tense
yalfitu
ﻳَﻠﻔِﺖُ
he - present tense
she
lafatat
ﻟَﻔَﺘَﺖ
she - past tense
talfitu
ﺗَﻠﻔِﺖُ
she - present tense
I
lafattu
ﻟَﻔَﺖُّ
I - past tense
'alfitu
ﺃَﻟﻔِﺖُ
I - present tense