Arabic for follow

waliya
ﻭَﻟِﻲَ
follow – past tense he
yawlaa
ﻳَﻮﻟَﻰ
follow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for follow is written ﻭَﻟِﻲَ and pronunced waliya in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻮﻟَﻰ and pronounced yawlaa. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word follow consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written and pronounced w, lam that is written and pronounced l and ya that is written and pronounced y. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to follow

The word follow letter by letter

ﻭَﻟِﻲَ
ﻟـ
ـﻲ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻲ
 
ـﻮ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
 
waw
w
lam
l
ya
y
 
 
The Arabic word for follow consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 ﻟـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻲ ) and pronounced y 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 ﻭَﻟِﻲَ and pronounced waliya.
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 follow

fa3ila becomes waliya

We have seen that the Arabic word for follow is written ﻭَﻟِﻲَ and pronounced waliya. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are w, l and y, the word becomes waliya.
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 follow

Conjugations of follow

past tense
present tense
he
waliya
ﻭَﻟِﻲَ
he - past tense
yawlaa
ﻳَﻮﻟَﻰ
he - present tense
she
waliyat
ﻭَﻟِﻴَﺖ
she - past tense
tawlaa
ﺗَﻮﻟَﻰ
she - present tense
I
waliitu
ﻭَﻟِﻴﺖُ
I - past tense
'awlaa
ﺃَﻭﻟَﻰ
I - present tense