Arabic for bite, pinch

qaraSa
ﻗَﺮَﺹَ
bite, pinch – past tense he
yaqruSu
ﻳَﻘﺮُﺹُ
bite, pinch – present tense he

The Arabic verb for bite, pinch is written ﻗَﺮَﺹَ and pronunced qaraSa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﺮُﺹُ and pronounced yaqruSu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word bite, pinch consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, ra that is written and pronounced r and Sad that is written and pronounced S. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to bite, pinch

The word bite, pinch letter by letter

ﻗَﺮَﺹَ
ﻗـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ـﺮ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
 
qaf
q
ra
r
Sad
S
 
 
The Arabic word for bite, pinch consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 Sad that is written ﺹ 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 ﻗَﺮَﺹَ and pronounced qaraSa.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for bite, pinch

fa3ala becomes qaraSa

We have seen that the Arabic word for bite, pinch is written ﻗَﺮَﺹَ and pronounced qaraSa. 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 q, r and S, the word becomes qaraSa.
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

Words with the same pattern as bite, pinch

Conjugations of bite, pinch

past tense
present tense
he
qaraSa
ﻗَﺮَﺹَ
he - past tense
yaqruSu
ﻳَﻘﺮُﺹُ
he - present tense
she
qaraSat
ﻗَﺮَﺻَﺖ
she - past tense
taqruSu
ﺗَﻘﺮُﺹُ
she - present tense
I
qaraStu
ﻗَﺮَﺻﺖُ
I - past tense
'aqruSu
ﺃَﻗﺮُﺹُ
I - present tense