Arabic for caress

rabata

ﺭَﺑَﺖَ

caress – past tense he

yarbitu

ﻳَﺮﺑِﺖُ

caress – present tense he

The Arabic verb for caress is written ﺭَﺑَﺖَ and pronunced rabata in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺮﺑِﺖُ and pronounced yarbitu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺭ ﺏ ﺕ

The root of the word caress consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to caress

The word caress letter by letter

ﺭَﺑَﺖَ

ﺭ

ﺑـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ﺑـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

beh

The Arabic word for caress consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) 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. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t 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 ﺭَﺑَﺖَ and pronounced rabata.

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 caress

fa3ala becomes rabata

We have seen that the Arabic word for caress is written ﺭَﺑَﺖَ and pronounced rabata. 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 r, b and t, the word becomes rabata.
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