Arabic for interrogate

istafsara

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻔﺴَﺮَ

interrogate – past tense he

yastafsiru

ﻳَﺴﺘَﻔﺴِﺮُ

interrogate – present tense he

The Arabic verb for interrogate is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻔﺴَﺮَ and pronunced istafsara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﻔﺴِﺮُ and pronounced yastafsiru. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻑ ﺱ ﺭ

The root of the word interrogate consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f, sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to interrogate

commentary, exegesis

tafsiir

ﺗَﻔﺴِﻴﺮ

to explain, interpret

fassara

ﻓَﺴَّﺮَ

explanatory, interpretive

The word interrogate letter by letter

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻔﺴَﺮَ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺮ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺮ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

alef

sin

The Arabic word for interrogate consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. 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 letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) 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 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 ﺍِﺳﺘَﻔﺴَﺮَ and pronounced istafsara.

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The pattern for interrogate

istaf3ala becomes istafsara

We have seen that the Arabic word for interrogate is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻔﺴَﺮَ and pronounced istafsara. It follows the pattern verb form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure istaf3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is istaf3ala and the root letters are f, s and r, the word becomes istafsara.
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