Arabic for dream

Halama

ﺣَﻠَﻢَ

dream – past tense he

yaHlumu

ﻳَﺤﻠُﻢُ

dream – present tense he

The Arabic verb for dream is written ﺣَﻠَﻢَ and pronunced Halama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺤﻠُﻢُ and pronounced yaHlumu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word dream

When I dream the answers come to me.

3indamaa 'aHlumu ta'tiinii al'ajwibatu

ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺃَﺣﻠُﻢُ ﺗَﺄﺗِﻴﻨِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺟﻮِﺑَﺔُ

I dreamed of a duck swimming in the river.

Halamtu bi'anna baTTatan kaanat tasbaHu fii annahri

ﺣَﻠَﻤﺖُ ﺑِﺄَﻥَّ ﺑَﻄَّﺔً ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺴﺒَﺢُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮِ

I dreamed about the queen's belly.

Halamta bibaTni almalikati

ﺣَﻠَﻤﺖَ ﺑِﺒَﻄﻦِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻜَﺔِ

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Important letters: ﺡ ﻝ ﻡ

The root of the word dream consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to dream

The word dream letter by letter

ﺣَﻠَﻢَ

ﺣـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻢ

ﺣـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻢ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

lam

mim

The Arabic word for dream consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺣَﻠَﻢَ and pronounced Halama.

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 dream

fa3ala becomes Halama

We have seen that the Arabic word for dream is written ﺣَﻠَﻢَ and pronounced Halama. 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 H, l and m, the word becomes Halama.
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