Arabic for explain, interpret

fassara

ﻓَﺴَّﺮَ

explain, interpret – past tense he

yufassiru

ﻳُﻔَﺴِّﺮُ

explain, interpret – present tense he

The Arabic verb for explain, interpret is written ﻓَﺴَّﺮَ and pronunced fassara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻔَﺴِّﺮُ and pronounced yufassiru. 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 explain, interpret 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 explain, interpret

commentary, exegesis

tafsiir

ﺗَﻔﺴِﻴﺮ

explanatory, interpretive

The word explain, interpret letter by letter

ﻓَﺴَّﺮَ

ﻓـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺮ

ﻓـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺮ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

sin

The Arabic word for explain, interpret consists of: The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) 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. 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 ﻓَﺴَّﺮَ and pronounced fassara.

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The pattern for explain, interpret

fa33ala becomes fassara

We have seen that the Arabic word for explain, interpret is written ﻓَﺴَّﺮَ and pronounced fassara. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are f, s and r, the word becomes fassara.
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