Arabic for braid

Dafara
ﺿَﻔَﺮَ
braid – past tense he
yaDfiru
ﻳَﻀﻔِﺮُ
braid – present tense he

The Arabic verb for braid is written ﺿَﻔَﺮَ and pronunced Dafara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻀﻔِﺮُ and pronounced yaDfiru. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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

Words related to braid

The word braid letter by letter

ﺿَﻔَﺮَ
ﺿـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺿـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺿـ
ـﻀـ
ـﺾ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺮ
 
Dad
D
fa
f
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for braid consists of: The letter Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ﺿـ ) and pronounced D 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 ( here ـﻔـ ) 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. 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 ﺿَﻔَﺮَ and pronounced Dafara.
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 braid

fa3ala becomes Dafara

We have seen that the Arabic word for braid is written ﺿَﻔَﺮَ and pronounced Dafara. 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 D, f and r, the word becomes Dafara.
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 braid

Conjugations of braid

past tense
present tense
he
Dafara
ﺿَﻔَﺮَ
he - past tense
yaDfiru
ﻳَﻀﻔِﺮُ
he - present tense
she
Dafarat
ﺿَﻔَﺮَﺕ
she - past tense
taDfiru
ﺗَﻀﻔِﺮُ
she - present tense
I
Dafartu
ﺿَﻔَﺮﺕُ
I - past tense
'aDfiru
ﺃَﺿﻔِﺮُ
I - present tense