Arabic for steal

salaba

ﺳَﻠَﺐَ

steal – past tense he

yaslubu

ﻳَﺴﻠُﺐُ

steal – present tense he

The Arabic verb for steal is written ﺳَﻠَﺐَ and pronunced salaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﻠُﺐُ and pronounced yaslubu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺱ ﻝ ﺏ

The root of the word steal consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to steal

The word steal letter by letter

ﺳَﻠَﺐَ

ﺳـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺐ

ﺳـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺐ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

sin

lam

beh

The Arabic word for steal 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 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻠَﺐَ and pronounced salaba.

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 steal

fa3ala becomes salaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for steal is written ﺳَﻠَﺐَ and pronounced salaba. 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 s, l and b, the word becomes salaba.
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