Arabic for carry off, sweep away, wash away

jarafa

ﺟَﺮَﻑَ

carry off, sweep away, wash away – past tense he

yajrufu

ﻳَﺠﺮُﻑُ

carry off, sweep away, wash away – present tense he

The Arabic verb for carry off, sweep away, wash away is written ﺟَﺮَﻑَ and pronunced jarafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺠﺮُﻑُ and pronounced yajrufu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺝ ﺭ ﻑ

The root of the word carry off, sweep away, wash away consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word carry off, sweep away, wash away letter by letter

ﺟَﺮَﻑَ

ﺟـ

ـﺮ

ﻑ

ﺟـ

ـﺮ

ﻑ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

jim

The Arabic word for carry off, sweep away, wash away consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 ( here ـﺮ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f 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 ﺟَﺮَﻑَ and pronounced jarafa.

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The pattern for carry off, sweep away, wash away

fa3ala becomes jarafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for carry off, sweep away, wash away is written ﺟَﺮَﻑَ and pronounced jarafa. 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 j, r and f, the word becomes jarafa.
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