Arabic for borrow

iqtabasa

ﺍِﻗﺘَﺒَﺲَ

borrow – past tense he

yaqtabisu

ﻳَﻘﺘَﺒِﺲُ

borrow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for borrow is written ﺍِﻗﺘَﺒَﺲَ and pronunced iqtabasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﺘَﺒِﺲُ and pronounced yaqtabisu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺏ ﺱ

The root of the word borrow consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to borrow

The word borrow letter by letter

ﺍِﻗﺘَﺒَﺲَ

ﺍ

ﻗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺲ

ﺍ

ﻗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺲ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

alef

qaf

beh

sin

The Arabic word for borrow 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 ـﺲ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﻗﺘَﺒَﺲَ and pronounced iqtabasa.

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The pattern for borrow

ifta3ala becomes iqtabasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for borrow is written ﺍِﻗﺘَﺒَﺲَ and pronounced iqtabasa. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are q, b and s, the word becomes iqtabasa.
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