Arabic for reject

nakafa
ﻧَﻜَﻒَ
reject – past tense he
yankufu
ﻳَﻨﻜُﻒُ
reject – present tense he

The Arabic verb for reject is written ﻧَﻜَﻒَ and pronunced nakafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻨﻜُﻒُ and pronounced yankufu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word reject consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, kaf that is written and pronounced k and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to reject

All letters in reject

ﻧَﻜَﻒَ
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
nun
n
kaf
k
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for reject consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 ـﻒ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﻜَﻒَ and pronounced nakafa.
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The pattern for reject

fa3ala becomes nakafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for reject is written ﻧَﻜَﻒَ and pronounced nakafa. 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 n, k and f, the word becomes nakafa.
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 reject

Conjugations of reject

past tense
present tense
he
nakafa
ﻧَﻜَﻒَ
he - past tense
yankufu
ﻳَﻨﻜُﻒُ
he - present tense
she
nakafat
ﻧَﻜَﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
tankufu
ﺗَﻨﻜُﻒُ
she - present tense
I
nakaftu
ﻧَﻜَﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'ankufu
ﺃَﻧﻜُﻒُ
I - present tense