Arabic for perceive

faTana
ﻓَﻄَﻦَ
perceive – past tense he
yafTinu
ﻳَﻔﻄِﻦُ
perceive – present tense he

The Arabic verb for perceive is written ﻓَﻄَﻦَ and pronunced faTana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻔﻄِﻦُ and pronounced yafTinu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word perceive consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written and pronounced f, Ta that is written and pronounced T and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to perceive

The letters of perceive

ﻓَﻄَﻦَ
ﻓـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻃـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻂ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
fa
f
Ta
T
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for perceive 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 Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻓَﻄَﻦَ and pronounced faTana.
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 perceive

fa3ala becomes faTana

We have seen that the Arabic word for perceive is written ﻓَﻄَﻦَ and pronounced faTana. 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, T and n, the word becomes faTana.
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 perceive

Conjugations of perceive

past tense
present tense
he
faTana
ﻓَﻄَﻦَ
he - past tense
yafTinu
ﻳَﻔﻄِﻦُ
he - present tense
she
faTanat
ﻓَﻄَﻨَﺖ
she - past tense
tafTinu
ﺗَﻔﻄِﻦُ
she - present tense
I
faTantu
ﻓَﻄَﻨﺖُ
I - past tense
'afTinu
ﺃَﻓﻄِﻦُ
I - present tense