Arabic for take a nap

qayyala

ﻗَﻴَّﻞَ

take a nap – past tense he

yuqayyilu

ﻳُﻘَﻴِّﻞُ

take a nap – present tense he

The Arabic verb for take a nap is written ﻗَﻴَّﻞَ and pronunced qayyala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻘَﻴِّﻞُ and pronounced yuqayyilu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻕ ﻱ ﻝ

The root of the word take a nap consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to take a nap

The word take a nap letter by letter

ﻗَﻴَّﻞَ

ﻗـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻞ

ﻗـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻞ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻱ

ﻳـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻲ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

qaf

lam

The Arabic word for take a nap 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻴَّﻞَ and pronounced qayyala.

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The pattern for take a nap

fa33ala becomes qayyala

We have seen that the Arabic word for take a nap is written ﻗَﻴَّﻞَ and pronounced qayyala. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are q, y and l, the word becomes qayyala.
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