Arabic for cut

qaTa3a

ﻗَﻄَﻊَ

cut – past tense he

yaqTa3u

ﻳَﻘﻄَﻊُ

cut – present tense he

The Arabic verb for cut is written ﻗَﻄَﻊَ and pronunced qaTa3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﻄَﻊُ and pronounced yaqTa3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word cut

He chops wood in the forest and carries it to the city.

yaqTa3u alHaTaba fii alghaybati wayaHmiluhu 'ilaa almadiinati

ﻳَﻘﻄَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻄَﺐَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ ﻭَﻳَﺤﻤِﻠُﻪُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔِ

If you fail I will cut your head off.

'idhaa lam tanjaH fasawfa 'aqTa3u ra'saka

ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﻨﺠَﺢ ﻓَﺴَﻮﻑَ ﺃَﻗﻄَﻊُ ﺭَﺃﺳَﻚَ

The chef cuts the peppers.

taqTa3u aTTabbaakhatu alfilfila

ﺗَﻘﻄَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒَّﺎﺧَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻠﻔِﻞَ

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Important letters: ﻕ ﻁ ﻉ

The root of the word cut consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T and ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to cut

All letters in cut

ﻗَﻄَﻊَ

ﻗـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻊ

ﻗـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻊ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻁ

ﻃـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻂ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

qaf

ayn

The Arabic word for cut 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 Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 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 ﻗَﻄَﻊَ and pronounced qaTa3a.

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 cut

fa3ala becomes qaTa3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for cut is written ﻗَﻄَﻊَ and pronounced qaTa3a. 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, T and 3, the word becomes qaTa3a.
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