Arabic for be slow

mahala

ﻣَﻬَﻞَ

be slow – past tense he

yamhalu

ﻳَﻤﻬَﻞُ

be slow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be slow is written ﻣَﻬَﻞَ and pronunced mahala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻤﻬَﻞُ and pronounced yamhalu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻡ ﻩ ﻝ

The root of the word be slow consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be slow

to go slowly

tamahhala

ﺗَﻤَﻬَّﻞَ

to grant a respite, slow down

All letters in be slow

ﻣَﻬَﻞَ

ﻣـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻞ

ﻣـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻞ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

mim

lam

The Arabic word for be slow consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m 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 ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) 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 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 ﻣَﻬَﻞَ and pronounced mahala.

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The pattern for be slow

fa3ala becomes mahala

We have seen that the Arabic word for be slow is written ﻣَﻬَﻞَ and pronounced mahala. 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 m, h and l, the word becomes mahala.
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