Arabic for perceive

baSira

ﺑَﺼِﺮَ

perceive – past tense he

yabSaru

ﻳَﺒﺼَﺮُ

perceive – present tense he

The Arabic verb for perceive is written ﺑَﺼِﺮَ and pronunced baSira in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺒﺼَﺮُ and pronounced yabSaru. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word perceive

I saw and foresaw a lot.³

baSirtu wanajjamtu kathiiran

ﺑَﺼِﺮﺕُ ﻭَﻧَﺠَّﻤﺖُ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً

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Important letters: ﺏ ﺹ ﺭ

The root of the word perceive consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b, Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to perceive

All letters in perceive

ﺑَﺼِﺮَ

ﺑـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺮ

ﺑـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺹ

ﺻـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺺ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

beh

Sad

The Arabic word for perceive consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) 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. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S 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 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺑَﺼِﺮَ and pronounced baSira.

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The pattern for perceive

fa3ila becomes baSira

We have seen that the Arabic word for perceive is written ﺑَﺼِﺮَ and pronounced baSira. 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 b, S and r, the word becomes baSira.
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