Arabic for succeed

Zafira

ﻇَﻔِﺮَ

succeed – past tense he

yaZfaru

ﻳَﻈﻔَﺮُ

succeed – present tense he

The Arabic verb for succeed is written ﻇَﻔِﺮَ and pronunced Zafira in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻈﻔَﺮُ and pronounced yaZfaru. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻅ ﻑ ﺭ

The root of the word succeed consists of three Arabic letters: Za that is written ﻅ and pronounced Z, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to succeed

The letters of succeed

ﻇَﻔِﺮَ

ﻇـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺮ

ﻇـ

ـﻔـ

ـﺮ

ﻅ

ﻇـ

ـﻈـ

ـﻆ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

The Arabic word for succeed consists of: The letter Za that is written ﻅ ( here ﻇـ ) and pronounced Z 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 ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f 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 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻇَﻔِﺮَ and pronounced Zafira.

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The pattern for succeed

fa3ila becomes Zafira

We have seen that the Arabic word for succeed is written ﻇَﻔِﺮَ and pronounced Zafira. 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 Z, f and r, the word becomes Zafira.
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