Arabic for try

Haawala

ﺣَﺎﻭَﻝَ

try – past tense he

yuHaawilu

ﻳُﺤَﺎﻭِﻝُ

try – present tense he

The Arabic verb for try is written ﺣَﺎﻭَﻝَ and pronunced Haawala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺤَﺎﻭِﻝُ and pronounced yuHaawilu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word try

I tried to rise.⁷

Haawaltu 'an 'artafi3a

ﺣَﺎﻭَﻟﺖُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺭﺗَﻔِﻊَ

And I try to be like what you say.⁷

wa'anaa 'uHaawilu 'an 'ushabbiha maa taquulu

ﻭَﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺃُﺣَﺎﻭِﻝُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃُﺷَﺒِّﻪَ ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﻘُﻮﻝُ

The one who tried to untie her braids is lost.³

man Haawala fakka Dafaa'irihaa mafquudun

ﻣَﻦ ﺣَﺎﻭَﻝَ ﻓَﻚَّ ﺿَﻔَﺎﺋِﺮِﻫَﺎ ﻣَﻔﻘُﻮﺩٌ

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Important letters: ﺡ ﻭ ﻝ

The root of the word try consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to try

The word try letter by letter

ﺣَﺎﻭَﻝَ

ﺣـ

ـﺎ

ﻭ

ﻝ

ﺣـ

ـﺎ

ﻭ

ﻝ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻭ

ـﻮ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

alef

waw

lam

The Arabic word for try consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l 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 ﺣَﺎﻭَﻝَ and pronounced Haawala.

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 try

faa3ala becomes Haawala

We have seen that the Arabic word for try is written ﺣَﺎﻭَﻝَ and pronounced Haawala. It follows the pattern verb form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ala and the root letters are H, w and l, the word becomes Haawala.
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