Arabic for begin, start

bada'a
ﺑَﺪَﺃَ
begin, start – past tense he
yabda'u
ﻳَﺒﺪَﺃُ
begin, start – present tense he

The Arabic verb for begin, start is written ﺑَﺪَﺃَ and pronunced bada'a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺒﺪَﺃُ and pronounced yabda'u. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word begin, start consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written and pronounced b, dal that is written and pronounced d and hamza that is written and pronounced '. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to begin, start

The word begin, start letter by letter

ﺑَﺪَﺃَ
ﺑـ
ـﺪ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺪ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺪ
ـﺄ
 
beh
b
dal
d
alif hamza
'
 
 
The Arabic word for begin, start consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d 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 alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced ' 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 ﺑَﺪَﺃَ and pronounced bada'a.
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 begin, start

fa3ala becomes bada'a

We have seen that the Arabic word for begin, start is written ﺑَﺪَﺃَ and pronounced bada'a. 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 b, d and ', the word becomes bada'a.
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 begin, start

Conjugations of begin, start

past tense
present tense
he
bada'a
ﺑَﺪَﺃَ
he - past tense
yabda'u
ﻳَﺒﺪَﺃُ
he - present tense
she
bada'at
ﺑَﺪَﺃَﺕ
she - past tense
tabda'u
ﺗَﺒﺪَﺃُ
she - present tense
I
bada'tu
ﺑَﺪَﺀﺕُ
I - past tense
'abda'u
ﺃَﺑﺪَﺃُ
I - present tense