Arabic for be sympathetic

3aTafa

ﻋَﻄَﻒَ

be sympathetic – past tense he

ya3Tifu

ﻳَﻌﻄِﻒُ

be sympathetic – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be sympathetic is written ﻋَﻄَﻒَ and pronunced 3aTafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﻄِﻒُ and pronounced ya3Tifu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word be sympathetic

I sympathize with the little one.⁸

'a3Tifu 3alaa aSSaghiiri

ﺃَﻋﻄِﻒُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﻐِﻴﺮِ

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻁ ﻑ

The root of the word be sympathetic consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be sympathetic

affection

3aaTifa

ﻋَﺎﻃِﻔَﺔ

affectionate, sympathetic

emotional, sentimental

The word be sympathetic letter by letter

ﻋَﻄَﻒَ

ﻋـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻒ

ﻋـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻒ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﻁ

ﻃـ

ـﻄـ

ـﻂ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ayn

The Arabic word for be sympathetic 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 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f 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 ﻋَﻄَﻒَ and pronounced 3aTafa.

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The pattern for be sympathetic

fa3ala becomes 3aTafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for be sympathetic is written ﻋَﻄَﻒَ and pronounced 3aTafa. 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 3, T and f, the word becomes 3aTafa.
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