Arabic for destroy

hallaka
ﻫَﻠَّﻚَ
destroy – past tense he
yuhalliku
ﻳُﻬَﻠِّﻚُ
destroy – present tense he

The Arabic verb for destroy is written ﻫَﻠَّﻚَ and pronunced hallaka in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻬَﻠِّﻚُ and pronounced yuhalliku. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word destroy consists of three Arabic letters: ha that is written and pronounced h, lam that is written and pronounced l and kaf that is written and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to destroy

The letters of destroy

ﻫَﻠَّﻚَ
ﻫـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻚ
 
ﻫـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻚ
 
ﻫـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻪ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
 
ha
h
lam
l
kaf
k
 
 
The Arabic word for destroy consists of: The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ﻫـ ) and pronounced h 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻚ ) and pronounced k 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 ﻫَﻠَّﻚَ and pronounced hallaka.
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 destroy

fa33ala becomes hallaka

We have seen that the Arabic word for destroy is written ﻫَﻠَّﻚَ and pronounced hallaka. 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 h, l and k, the word becomes hallaka.
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

Words with the same pattern as destroy

Conjugations of destroy

past tense
present tense
he
hallaka
ﻫَﻠَّﻚَ
he - past tense
yuhalliku
ﻳُﻬَﻠِّﻚُ
he - present tense
she
hallakat
ﻫَﻠَّﻜَﺖ
she - past tense
tuhalliku
ﺗُﻬَﻠِّﻚُ
she - present tense
I
hallaktu
ﻫَﻠَّﻜﺖُ
I - past tense
'uhalliku
ﺃُﻫَﻠِّﻚُ
I - present tense