Arabic for lean, rest

'asnada

ﺃَﺳﻨَﺪَ

lean, rest – past tense he

yusnidu

ﻳُﺴﻨِﺪُ

lean, rest – present tense he

The Arabic verb for lean, rest is written ﺃَﺳﻨَﺪَ and pronunced 'asnada in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺴﻨِﺪُ and pronounced yusnidu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺱ ﻥ ﺩ

The root of the word lean, rest consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of lean, rest

ﺃَﺳﻨَﺪَ

ﺃ

ﺳـ

ـﻨـ

ـﺪ

ﺃ

ﺳـ

ـﻨـ

ـﺪ

ﺃ

ـﺄ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

alif hamza

sin

nun

dal

The Arabic word for lean, rest consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced '. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d 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 ﺃَﺳﻨَﺪَ and pronounced 'asnada.

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 lean, rest

'af3ala becomes 'asnada

We have seen that the Arabic word for lean, rest is written ﺃَﺳﻨَﺪَ and pronounced 'asnada. It follows the pattern verb form 4. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure 'af3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is 'af3ala and the root letters are s, n and d, the word becomes 'asnada.
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