Arabic for fight

qaatala

ﻗَﺎﺗَﻞَ

fight – past tense he

yuqaatilu

ﻳُﻘَﺎﺗِﻞُ

fight – present tense he

The Arabic verb for fight is written ﻗَﺎﺗَﻞَ and pronunced qaatala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻘَﺎﺗِﻞُ and pronounced yuqaatilu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺕ ﻝ

The root of the word fight consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to fight

The letters of fight

ﻗَﺎﺗَﻞَ

ﻗـ

ـﺎ

ﺗـ

ـﻞ

ﻗـ

ـﺎ

ﺗـ

ـﻞ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

qaf

alef

lam

The Arabic word for fight 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺎﺗَﻞَ and pronounced qaatala.

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 fight

faa3ala becomes qaatala

We have seen that the Arabic word for fight is written ﻗَﺎﺗَﻞَ and pronounced qaatala. It follows the pattern verb form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ala and the root letters are q, t and l, the word becomes qaatala.
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