Arabic for rest

sabata
ﺳَﺒَﺖَ
rest – past tense he
yasbitu
ﻳَﺴﺒِﺖُ
rest – present tense he

The Arabic verb for rest is written ﺳَﺒَﺖَ and pronunced sabata in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺒِﺖُ and pronounced yasbitu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word rest consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, beh that is written and pronounced b and ta that is written and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to rest

All letters in rest

ﺳَﺒَﺖَ
ﺳـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺖ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺖ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
 
sin
s
beh
b
ta
t
 
 
The Arabic word for rest consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ـﺒـ ) 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺒَﺖَ and pronounced sabata.
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 rest

fa3ala becomes sabata

We have seen that the Arabic word for rest is written ﺳَﺒَﺖَ and pronounced sabata. 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 s, b and t, the word becomes sabata.
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 rest

Conjugations of rest

past tense
present tense
he
sabata
ﺳَﺒَﺖَ
he - past tense
yasbitu
ﻳَﺴﺒِﺖُ
he - present tense
she
sabatat
ﺳَﺒَﺘَﺖ
she - past tense
tasbitu
ﺗَﺴﺒِﺖُ
she - present tense
I
sabattu
ﺳَﺒَﺖُّ
I - past tense
'asbitu
ﺃَﺳﺒِﺖُ
I - present tense