Arabic for support

kaffala

ﻛَﻔَّﻞَ

support – past tense he

yukaffilu

ﻳُﻜَﻔِّﻞُ

support – present tense he

The Arabic verb for support is written ﻛَﻔَّﻞَ and pronunced kaffala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻜَﻔِّﻞُ and pronounced yukaffilu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻙ ﻑ ﻝ

The root of the word support consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to support

The letters of support

ﻛَﻔَّﻞَ

ﻛـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻞ

ﻛـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻞ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

kaf

lam

The Arabic word for support consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 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 ﻛَﻔَّﻞَ and pronounced kaffala.

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 support

fa33ala becomes kaffala

We have seen that the Arabic word for support is written ﻛَﻔَّﻞَ and pronounced kaffala. 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 k, f and l, the word becomes kaffala.
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