Arabic for blame

3aataba

ﻋَﺎﺗَﺐَ

blame – past tense he

yu3aatibu

ﻳُﻌَﺎﺗِﺐُ

blame – present tense he

The Arabic verb for blame is written ﻋَﺎﺗَﺐَ and pronunced 3aataba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌَﺎﺗِﺐُ and pronounced yu3aatibu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺕ ﺏ

The root of the word blame consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to blame

The letters of blame

ﻋَﺎﺗَﺐَ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﺗـ

ـﺐ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﺗـ

ـﺐ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ayn

alef

beh

The Arabic word for blame 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) 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. 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 ﻋَﺎﺗَﺐَ and pronounced 3aataba.

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The pattern for blame

faa3ala becomes 3aataba

We have seen that the Arabic word for blame is written ﻋَﺎﺗَﺐَ and pronounced 3aataba. 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 3, t and b, the word becomes 3aataba.
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