Arabic for lock
qafala
ﻗَﻔَﻞَ
lock – past tense he
yaqfilu
ﻳَﻘﻔِﻞُ
lock – present tense he
The Arabic verb for lock is written ﻗَﻔَﻞَ and pronunced qafala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﻔِﻞُ and pronounced yaqfilu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻕ
ﻑ
ﻝ
The root of the word lock consists of three Arabic letters:
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to lock
The word lock letter by letter
ﻗَﻔَﻞَ
The Arabic word for lock consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f 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 ـﻞ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻔَﻞَ and pronounced qafala.
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 lock
fa3ala becomes qafala
We have seen that the Arabic word for lock is written ﻗَﻔَﻞَ and pronounced qafala. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are q, f and l, the word becomes qafala.
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
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are q, f and l, the word becomes qafala.
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 lock
Conjugations of lock
past tense
present tense
he
qafala
ﻗَﻔَﻞَ
he - past tense
yaqfilu
ﻳَﻘﻔِﻞُ
he - present tense
she
qafalat
ﻗَﻔَﻠَﺖ
she - past tense
taqfilu
ﺗَﻘﻔِﻞُ
she - present tense
I
qafaltu
ﻗَﻔَﻠﺖُ
I - past tense
'aqfilu
ﺃَﻗﻔِﻞُ
I - present tense