Arabic for slap

Safa3a
ﺻَﻔَﻊَ
slap – past tense he
yaSfa3u
ﻳَﺼﻔَﻊُ
slap – present tense he

The Arabic verb for slap is written ﺻَﻔَﻊَ and pronunced Safa3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺼﻔَﻊُ and pronounced yaSfa3u. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word slap

He slapped him with the palm of his hand.

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Important letters:
The root of the word slap consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, fa that is written and pronounced f and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Word related to slap

The letters of slap

ﺻَﻔَﻊَ
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
Sad
S
fa
f
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for slap consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S 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 ـﻔـ ) 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. 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 ﺻَﻔَﻊَ and pronounced Safa3a.
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The pattern for slap

fa3ala becomes Safa3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for slap is written ﺻَﻔَﻊَ and pronounced Safa3a. 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 S, f and 3, the word becomes Safa3a.
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

Words with the same pattern as slap

Conjugations of slap

past tense
present tense
he
Safa3a
ﺻَﻔَﻊَ
he - past tense
yaSfa3u
ﻳَﺼﻔَﻊُ
he - present tense
she
Safa3at
ﺻَﻔَﻌَﺖ
she - past tense
taSfa3u
ﺗَﺼﻔَﻊُ
she - present tense
I
Safa3tu
ﺻَﻔَﻌﺖُ
I - past tense
'aSfa3u
ﺃَﺻﻔَﻊُ
I - present tense