Arabic for observe

3aayana

ﻋَﺎﻳَﻦَ

observe – past tense he

yu3aayinu

ﻳُﻌَﺎﻳِﻦُ

observe – present tense he

The Arabic verb for observe is written ﻋَﺎﻳَﻦَ and pronunced 3aayana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌَﺎﻳِﻦُ and pronounced yu3aayinu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻱ ﻥ

The root of the word observe consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y and nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to observe

examination, inspection, observation

The letters of observe

ﻋَﺎﻳَﻦَ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﻳـ

ـﻦ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﻳـ

ـﻦ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻱ

ﻳـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻲ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ayn

alef

nun

The Arabic word for observe consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) 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. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﺎﻳَﻦَ and pronounced 3aayana.

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The pattern for observe

faa3ala becomes 3aayana

We have seen that the Arabic word for observe is written ﻋَﺎﻳَﻦَ and pronounced 3aayana. 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 3, y and n, the word becomes 3aayana.
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