Arabic for blink

Tarafa

ﻃَﺮَﻑَ

blink – past tense he

yaTrifu

ﻳَﻄﺮِﻑُ

blink – present tense he

The Arabic verb for blink is written ﻃَﺮَﻑَ and pronunced Tarafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻄﺮِﻑُ and pronounced yaTrifu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻁ ﺭ ﻑ

The root of the word blink consists of three Arabic letters: Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to blink

The word blink letter by letter

ﻃَﺮَﻑَ

ﻃـ

ـﺮ

ﻑ

ﻃـ

ـﺮ

ﻑ

ﻁ

ﻃـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻂ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

The Arabic word for blink consists of: The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ﻃـ ) 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 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 fa that is written ﻑ 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻃَﺮَﻑَ and pronounced Tarafa.

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 blink

fa3ala becomes Tarafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for blink is written ﻃَﺮَﻑَ and pronounced Tarafa. 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 T, r and f, the word becomes Tarafa.
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