Arabic for anoint

marakha

ﻣَﺮَﺥَ

anoint – past tense he

yamrakhu

ﻳَﻤﺮَﺥُ

anoint – present tense he

The Arabic verb for anoint is written ﻣَﺮَﺥَ and pronunced marakha in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻤﺮَﺥُ and pronounced yamrakhu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻡ ﺭ ﺥ

The root of the word anoint consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and kha that is written ﺥ and pronounced kh. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Word related to anoint

flabby, soft

marikh

ﻣَﺮِﺥ

The letters of anoint

ﻣَﺮَﺥَ

ﻣـ

ـﺮ

ﺥ

ﻣـ

ـﺮ

ﺥ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺥ

ﺧـ

ـﺨـ

ـﺦ

mim

kha

The Arabic word for anoint consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m 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 kha that is written ﺥ and pronounced kh 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 ﻣَﺮَﺥَ and pronounced marakha.

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The pattern for anoint

fa3ala becomes marakha

We have seen that the Arabic word for anoint is written ﻣَﺮَﺥَ and pronounced marakha. 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 m, r and kh, the word becomes marakha.
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