Arabic for be insignificant

tafiha

ﺗَﻔِﻪَ

be insignificant – past tense he

yatfahu

ﻳَﺘﻔَﻪُ

be insignificant – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be insignificant is written ﺗَﻔِﻪَ and pronunced tafiha in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺘﻔَﻪُ and pronounced yatfahu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺕ ﻑ ﻩ

The root of the word be insignificant consists of three Arabic letters: ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Word related to be insignificant

trivial

taafih

ﺗَﺎﻓِﻪ

The letters of be insignificant

ﺗَﻔِﻪَ

ﺗـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻪ

ﺗـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻪ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

The Arabic word for be insignificant consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻪ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻔِﻪَ and pronounced tafiha.

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The pattern for be insignificant

fa3ila becomes tafiha

We have seen that the Arabic word for be insignificant is written ﺗَﻔِﻪَ and pronounced tafiha. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are t, f and h, the word becomes tafiha.
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