Arabic for pour

dafaqa

ﺩَﻓَﻖَ

pour – past tense he

yadfuqu

ﻳَﺪﻓُﻖُ

pour – present tense he

The Arabic verb for pour is written ﺩَﻓَﻖَ and pronunced dafaqa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺪﻓُﻖُ and pronounced yadfuqu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺩ ﻑ ﻕ

The root of the word pour consists of three Arabic letters: dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to pour

to burst out, rush out

The word pour letter by letter

ﺩَﻓَﻖَ

ﺩ

ﻓـ

ـﻖ

ﺩ

ﻓـ

ـﻖ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

dal

qaf

The Arabic word for pour consists of: The letter dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d 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 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) and pronounced q 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 ﺩَﻓَﻖَ and pronounced dafaqa.

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 pour

fa3ala becomes dafaqa

We have seen that the Arabic word for pour is written ﺩَﻓَﻖَ and pronounced dafaqa. 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 d, f and q, the word becomes dafaqa.
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