Arabic for acquire, possess

imtalaka

ﺍِﻣﺘَﻠَﻚَ

acquire, possess – past tense he

yamtaliku

ﻳَﻤﺘَﻠِﻚُ

acquire, possess – present tense he

The Arabic verb for acquire, possess is written ﺍِﻣﺘَﻠَﻚَ and pronunced imtalaka in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻤﺘَﻠِﻚُ and pronounced yamtaliku. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻡ ﻝ ﻙ

The root of the word acquire, possess consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to acquire, possess

All letters in acquire, possess

ﺍِﻣﺘَﻠَﻚَ

ﺍ

ﻣـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻚ

ﺍ

ﻣـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻚ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

alef

mim

lam

kaf

The Arabic word for acquire, possess consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻚ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﻣﺘَﻠَﻚَ and pronounced imtalaka.

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The pattern for acquire, possess

ifta3ala becomes imtalaka

We have seen that the Arabic word for acquire, possess is written ﺍِﻣﺘَﻠَﻚَ and pronounced imtalaka. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are m, l and k, the word becomes imtalaka.
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