Arabic for catch a cold

zakama
ﺯَﻛَﻢَ
catch a cold – past tense he
yazkamu
ﻳَﺰﻛَﻢُ
catch a cold – present tense he

The Arabic verb for catch a cold is written ﺯَﻛَﻢَ and pronunced zakama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺰﻛَﻢُ and pronounced yazkamu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word catch a cold consists of three Arabic letters: zayn that is written and pronounced z, kaf that is written and pronounced k and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Word related to catch a cold

The word catch a cold letter by letter

ﺯَﻛَﻢَ
ﻛـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻢ
 
ـﺰ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
zayn
z
kaf
k
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for catch a cold consists of: The letter zayn that is written ﺯ 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺯَﻛَﻢَ and pronounced zakama.
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 catch a cold

fa3ala becomes zakama

We have seen that the Arabic word for catch a cold is written ﺯَﻛَﻢَ and pronounced zakama. 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 z, k and m, the word becomes zakama.
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 catch a cold

Conjugations of catch a cold

past tense
present tense
he
zakama
ﺯَﻛَﻢَ
he - past tense
yazkamu
ﻳَﺰﻛَﻢُ
he - present tense
she
zakamat
ﺯَﻛَﻤَﺖ
she - past tense
tazkamu
ﺗَﺰﻛَﻢُ
she - present tense
I
zakamtu
ﺯَﻛَﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'azkamu
ﺃَﺯﻛَﻢُ
I - present tense