Arabic for mess around

3abitha

ﻋَﺒِﺚَ

mess around – past tense he

ya3bathu

ﻳَﻌﺒَﺚُ

mess around – present tense he

The Arabic verb for mess around is written ﻋَﺒِﺚَ and pronunced 3abitha in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺒَﺚُ and pronounced ya3bathu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word mess around

I will play on your streets and on the threshold to your old house.⁴

sa'a3bathu bishiwaari3ka wa3ind 3atabati baytika al3atiiqi

ﺳَﺄَﻋﺒَﺚُ ﺑِﺸِﻮَﺍﺭِﻋﻚَ ﻭَﻋِﻨﺪ ﻋَﺘَﺒَﺔِ ﺑَﻴﺘِﻚَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺘِﻴﻖِ

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺏ ﺙ

The root of the word mess around consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and tha that is written ﺙ and pronounced th. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to mess around

The letters of mess around

ﻋَﺒِﺚَ

ﻋـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺚ

ﻋـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺚ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺙ

ﺛـ

ـﺜـ

ـﺚ

ayn

beh

tha

The Arabic word for mess around consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) 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. 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter tha that is written ﺙ ( here ـﺚ ) and pronounced th 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 ﻋَﺒِﺚَ and pronounced 3abitha.

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The pattern for mess around

fa3ila becomes 3abitha

We have seen that the Arabic word for mess around is written ﻋَﺒِﺚَ and pronounced 3abitha. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are 3, b and th, the word becomes 3abitha.
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