Arabic for invite, summon

The root of the word invite, summon consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for invite, summon consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) 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 mim that is written ﻡ 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﺳﺘَﻘﺪَﻡَ and pronounced istaqdama.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for invite, summon is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻘﺪَﻡَ and pronounced istaqdama. It follows the pattern verb form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure istaf3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is istaf3ala and the root letters are q, d and m, the word becomes istaqdama.
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

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