Arabic for set up

naSaba

ﻧَﺼَﺐَ

set up – past tense he

yanSubu

ﻳَﻨﺼُﺐُ

set up – present tense he

The Arabic verb for set up is written ﻧَﺼَﺐَ and pronunced naSaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻨﺼُﺐُ and pronounced yanSubu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻥ ﺹ ﺏ

The root of the word set up consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n, Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to set up

accusative, erected

manSuub

ﻣَﻨﺼُﻮﺏ

accusative, setting up, subjunctive

All letters in set up

ﻧَﺼَﺐَ

ﻧـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺐ

ﻧـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺐ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ﺹ

ﺻـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺺ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

nun

Sad

beh

The Arabic word for set up consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n 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 Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b 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 ﻧَﺼَﺐَ and pronounced naSaba.

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The pattern for set up

fa3ala becomes naSaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for set up is written ﻧَﺼَﺐَ and pronounced naSaba. 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 n, S and b, the word becomes naSaba.
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