Arabic for be soiled

katina

ﻛَﺘِﻦَ

be soiled – past tense he

yaktanu

ﻳَﻜﺘَﻦُ

be soiled – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be soiled is written ﻛَﺘِﻦَ and pronunced katina in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜﺘَﻦُ and pronounced yaktanu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻙ ﺕ ﻥ

The root of the word be soiled consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k, ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t and nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be soiled

The word be soiled letter by letter

ﻛَﺘِﻦَ

ﻛـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻦ

ﻛـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻦ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

kaf

nun

The Arabic word for be soiled consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n 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 ﻛَﺘِﻦَ and pronounced katina.

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The pattern for be soiled

fa3ila becomes katina

We have seen that the Arabic word for be soiled is written ﻛَﺘِﻦَ and pronounced katina. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are k, t and n, the word becomes katina.
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