Arabic for abstain

zahada

ﺯَﻫَﺪَ

abstain – past tense he

yazhadu

ﻳَﺰﻫَﺪُ

abstain – present tense he

The Arabic verb for abstain is written ﺯَﻫَﺪَ and pronunced zahada in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺰﻫَﺪُ and pronounced yazhadu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺯ ﻩ ﺩ

The root of the word abstain consists of three Arabic letters: zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z, ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to abstain

to deem insignificant

istazhada

ﺍِﺳﺘَﺰﻫَﺪَ

The word abstain letter by letter

ﺯَﻫَﺪَ

ﺯ

ﻫـ

ـﺪ

ﺯ

ﻫـ

ـﺪ

ﺯ

ـﺰ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

zayn

dal

The Arabic word for abstain consists of: The letter zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z 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 ha that is written ﻩ ( here ﻫـ ) and pronounced h 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺯَﻫَﺪَ and pronounced zahada.

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The pattern for abstain

fa3ala becomes zahada

We have seen that the Arabic word for abstain is written ﺯَﻫَﺪَ and pronounced zahada. 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 z, h and d, the word becomes zahada.
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