Arabic for wait, watch

rabaSa

ﺭَﺑَﺺَ

wait, watch – past tense he

yarbuSu

ﻳَﺮﺑُﺺُ

wait, watch – present tense he

The Arabic verb for wait, watch is written ﺭَﺑَﺺَ and pronunced rabaSa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺮﺑُﺺُ and pronounced yarbuSu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺭ ﺏ ﺹ

The root of the word wait, watch consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to wait, watch

to ambush

tarabbaSa

ﺗَﺮَﺑَّﺺَ

apprentice, candidate, student

mutarabbiS

ﻣُﺘَﺮَﺑِّﺺ

All letters in wait, watch

ﺭَﺑَﺺَ

ﺭ

ﺑـ

ـﺺ

ﺭ

ﺑـ

ـﺺ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺹ

ﺻـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺺ

beh

Sad

The Arabic word for wait, watch 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 Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺺ ) and pronounced S 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 ﺭَﺑَﺺَ and pronounced rabaSa.

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The pattern for wait, watch

fa3ala becomes rabaSa

We have seen that the Arabic word for wait, watch is written ﺭَﺑَﺺَ and pronounced rabaSa. 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 S, the word becomes rabaSa.
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