Arabic for flow

zariba

ﺯَﺭِﺏَ

flow – past tense he

yazrabu

ﻳَﺰﺭَﺏُ

flow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for flow is written ﺯَﺭِﺏَ and pronunced zariba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺰﺭَﺏُ and pronounced yazrabu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺯ ﺭ ﺏ

The root of the word flow consists of three Arabic letters: zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to flow

The letters of flow

ﺯَﺭِﺏَ

ﺯ

ﺭ

ﺏ

ﺯ

ﺭ

ﺏ

ﺯ

ـﺰ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

zayn

beh

The Arabic word for flow 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 ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b 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 ﺯَﺭِﺏَ and pronounced zariba.

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 flow

fa3ila becomes zariba

We have seen that the Arabic word for flow is written ﺯَﺭِﺏَ and pronounced zariba. 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 z, r and b, the word becomes zariba.
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