Arabic for be hungry

hamija

ﻫَﻤِﺞَ

be hungry – past tense he

yahmaju

ﻳَﻬﻤَﺞُ

be hungry – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be hungry is written ﻫَﻤِﺞَ and pronunced hamija in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻬﻤَﺞُ and pronounced yahmaju. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻩ ﻡ ﺝ

The root of the word be hungry consists of three Arabic letters: ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h, mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word be hungry letter by letter

ﻫَﻤِﺞَ

ﻫـ

ـﻤـ

ـﺞ

ﻫـ

ـﻤـ

ـﺞ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

mim

jim

The Arabic word for be hungry consists of: The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ﻫـ ) and pronounced h 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺞ ) and pronounced j 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 ﻫَﻤِﺞَ and pronounced hamija.

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 be hungry

fa3ila becomes hamija

We have seen that the Arabic word for be hungry is written ﻫَﻤِﺞَ and pronounced hamija. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are h, m and j, the word becomes hamija.
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