Arabic for delay, hesitation

labath
ﻟَﺒَﺚ
delay, hesitation – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻟَﺒَﺚ means delay, hesitation. It is pronounced labath.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters: ﻝ ﺏ ﺙ
The root of the word delay, hesitation consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and tha that is written ﺙ and pronounced th. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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Arabic letters in delay, hesitation

ﻟَﺒَﺚ
ﻟـ
  
ـﺒـ
  
ـﺚ
 
ﻟـ
  
ـﺒـ
  
ـﺚ
 
ﻝ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
  
ﺏ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
  
ﺙ
ﺛـ
ـﺜـ
ـﺚ
 
lam
l
  
beh
b
  
tha
th
 
     
 
The Arabic word for delay, hesitation consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) 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 tha that is written ﺙ ( here ـﺚ ) and pronounced th and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻟَﺒَﺚ and pronounced labath.
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The pattern for delay, hesitation

fa3al becomes labath

We have seen that the Arabic word for delay, hesitation is written ﻟَﺒَﺚ and pronounced labath. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are l, b and th, the word becomes labath.
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

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