Arabic for be sleepy, doze off
na3asa
ﻧَﻌَﺲَ
be sleepy, doze off – past tense he
yan3asu
ﻳَﻨﻌَﺲُ
be sleepy, doze off – present tense he
The Arabic verb for be sleepy, doze off is written ﻧَﻌَﺲَ and pronunced na3asa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻨﻌَﺲُ and pronounced yan3asu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻥ
ﻉ
ﺱ
The root of the word be sleepy, doze off consists of three Arabic letters:
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n,
ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 and
sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to be sleepy, doze off
The word be sleepy, doze off letter by letter
ﻧَﻌَﺲَ
The Arabic word for be sleepy, doze off 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) 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. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﻌَﺲَ and pronounced na3asa.
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The pattern for be sleepy, doze off
fa3ala becomes na3asa
We have seen that the Arabic word for be sleepy, doze off is written ﻧَﻌَﺲَ and pronounced na3asa. 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, 3 and s, the word becomes na3asa.
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
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are n, 3 and s, the word becomes na3asa.
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 sleepy, doze off
Conjugations of be sleepy, doze off
past tense
present tense
he
na3asa
ﻧَﻌَﺲَ
he - past tense
yan3asu
ﻳَﻨﻌَﺲُ
he - present tense
she
na3asat
ﻧَﻌَﺴَﺖ
she - past tense
tan3asu
ﺗَﻨﻌَﺲُ
she - present tense
I
na3astu
ﻧَﻌَﺴﺖُ
I - past tense
'an3asu
ﺃَﻧﻌَﺲُ
I - present tense