Arabic for be afraid

faza3a
ﻓَﺰَﻉَ
be afraid – past tense he
yafzi3u
ﻳَﻔﺰِﻉُ
be afraid – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be afraid is written ﻓَﺰَﻉَ and pronunced faza3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻔﺰِﻉُ and pronounced yafzi3u. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word be afraid consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written and pronounced f, zayn that is written and pronounced z and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of be afraid

ﻓَﺰَﻉَ
ﻓـ
ـﺰ
 
ﻓـ
ـﺰ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺰ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
fa
f
zayn
z
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for be afraid consists of: The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) 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 zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z 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 ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 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 ﻓَﺰَﻉَ and pronounced faza3a.
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 be afraid

fa3ala becomes faza3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for be afraid is written ﻓَﺰَﻉَ and pronounced faza3a. 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 f, z and 3, the word becomes faza3a.
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 be afraid

Conjugations of be afraid

past tense
present tense
he
faza3a
ﻓَﺰَﻉَ
he - past tense
yafzi3u
ﻳَﻔﺰِﻉُ
he - present tense
she
faza3at
ﻓَﺰَﻋَﺖ
she - past tense
tafzi3u
ﺗَﻔﺰِﻉُ
she - present tense
I
faza3tu
ﻓَﺰَﻋﺖُ
I - past tense
'afzi3u
ﺃَﻓﺰِﻉُ
I - present tense