Arabic for ascertain

istayqana

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻴﻘَﻦَ

ascertain – past tense he

yastayqinu

ﻳَﺴﺘَﻴﻘِﻦُ

ascertain – present tense he

The Arabic verb for ascertain is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻴﻘَﻦَ and pronunced istayqana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﻴﻘِﻦُ and pronounced yastayqinu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻱ ﻕ ﻥ

The root of the word ascertain consists of three Arabic letters: ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y, qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to ascertain

The letters of ascertain

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻴﻘَﻦَ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻦ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻦ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻱ

ﻳـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻲ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

alef

sin

qaf

nun

The Arabic word for ascertain 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﺳﺘَﻴﻘَﻦَ and pronounced istayqana.

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The pattern for ascertain

istaf3ala becomes istayqana

We have seen that the Arabic word for ascertain is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻴﻘَﻦَ and pronounced istayqana. 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 y, q and n, the word becomes istayqana.
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