Arabic for confess

i3tarafa
ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻑَ
confess – past tense he
ya3tarifu
ﻳَﻌﺘَﺮِﻑُ
confess – present tense he

The Arabic verb for confess is written ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻑَ and pronunced i3tarafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺘَﺮِﻑُ and pronounced ya3tarifu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word confess

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Important letters:
The root of the word confess consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, ra that is written and pronounced r and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in confess

ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻑَ
ﻋـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻋـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺮ
 
ـﺎ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
alef
ayn
3
ta
t
ra
r
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for confess consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. 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. The letter fa that is written ﻑ 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻑَ and pronounced i3tarafa.
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 confess

ifta3ala becomes i3tarafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for confess is written ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻑَ and pronounced i3tarafa. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are 3, r and f, the word becomes i3tarafa.
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 confess

Conjugations of confess

past tense
present tense
he
i3tarafa
ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻑَ
he - past tense
ya3tarifu
ﻳَﻌﺘَﺮِﻑُ
he - present tense
she
i3tarafat
ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻓَﺖ
she - past tense
ta3tarifu
ﺗَﻌﺘَﺮِﻑُ
she - present tense
I
i3taraftu
ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﻓﺖُ
I - past tense
'a3tarifu
ﺃَﻋﺘَﺮِﻑُ
I - present tense