Arabic for worry

iktaraba

ﺍِﻛﺘَﺮَﺏَ

worry – past tense he

yaktaribu

ﻳَﻜﺘَﺮِﺏُ

worry – present tense he

The Arabic verb for worry is written ﺍِﻛﺘَﺮَﺏَ and pronunced iktaraba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜﺘَﺮِﺏُ and pronounced yaktaribu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻙ ﺭ ﺏ

The root of the word worry consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of worry

ﺍِﻛﺘَﺮَﺏَ

ﺍ

ﻛـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺍ

ﻛـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

alef

kaf

beh

The Arabic word for worry 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 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. The letter beh that is written ﺏ 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﻛﺘَﺮَﺏَ and pronounced iktaraba.

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 worry

ifta3ala becomes iktaraba

We have seen that the Arabic word for worry is written ﺍِﻛﺘَﺮَﺏَ and pronounced iktaraba. 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 k, r and b, the word becomes iktaraba.
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