Arabic for remain, reside

makatha

ﻣَﻜَﺚَ

remain, reside – past tense he

yamkuthu

ﻳَﻤﻜُﺚُ

remain, reside – present tense he

The Arabic verb for remain, reside is written ﻣَﻜَﺚَ and pronunced makatha in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻤﻜُﺚُ and pronounced yamkuthu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻡ ﻙ ﺙ

The root of the word remain, reside consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k and tha that is written ﺙ and pronounced th. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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makth

ﻣَﻜﺚ

The word remain, reside letter by letter

ﻣَﻜَﺚَ

ﻣـ

ـﻜـ

ـﺚ

ﻣـ

ـﻜـ

ـﺚ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

ﺙ

ﺛـ

ـﺜـ

ـﺚ

mim

kaf

tha

The Arabic word for remain, reside consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 tha that is written ﺙ ( here ـﺚ ) and pronounced th 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 ﻣَﻜَﺚَ and pronounced makatha.

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The pattern for remain, reside

fa3ala becomes makatha

We have seen that the Arabic word for remain, reside is written ﻣَﻜَﺚَ and pronounced makatha. 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 m, k and th, the word becomes makatha.
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