Arabic for play

3azafa

ﻋَﺰَﻑَ

play – past tense he

ya3zifu

ﻳَﻌﺰِﻑُ

play – present tense he

The Arabic verb for play is written ﻋَﺰَﻑَ and pronunced 3azafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺰِﻑُ and pronounced ya3zifu. See more conjugations

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Category: music

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word play

The cat is playing the violin.

ya3zifu alqiTTu alkamaana

ﻳَﻌﺰِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻂُّ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻤَﺎﻥَ

The bald plays the piano.

ya3zifu al'aSla3u allbiyaanuwa

ﻳَﻌﺰِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺻﻠَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺎﻟﺒِﻴَﺎﻧُﻮَ

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺯ ﻑ

The root of the word play consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to play

The word play letter by letter

ﻋَﺰَﻑَ

ﻋـ

ـﺰ

ﻑ

ﻋـ

ـﺰ

ﻑ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺯ

ـﺰ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ayn

zayn

The Arabic word for play consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ 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 ﻋَﺰَﻑَ and pronounced 3azafa.

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 play

fa3ala becomes 3azafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for play is written ﻋَﺰَﻑَ and pronounced 3azafa. 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 3, z and f, the word becomes 3azafa.
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