Arabic for catch, seize

talaqqafa
ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻒَ
catch, seize – past tense he
yatalaqqafu
ﻳَﺘَﻠَﻘَّﻒُ
catch, seize – present tense he

The Arabic verb for catch, seize is written ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻒَ and pronunced talaqqafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺘَﻠَﻘَّﻒُ and pronounced yatalaqqafu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word catch, seize consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written and pronounced l, qaf that is written and pronounced q and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word catch, seize letter by letter

ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻒَ
ﺗـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
ta
t
lam
l
qaf
q
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for catch, seize consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q 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 ـﻒ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻒَ and pronounced talaqqafa.
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The pattern for catch, seize

tafa33ala becomes talaqqafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for catch, seize is written ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻒَ and pronounced talaqqafa. It follows the pattern verb form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ala and the root letters are l, q and f, the word becomes talaqqafa.
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 catch, seize

Conjugations of catch, seize

past tense
present tense
he
talaqqafa
ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻒَ
he - past tense
yatalaqqafu
ﻳَﺘَﻠَﻘَّﻒُ
he - present tense
she
talaqqafat
ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
tatalaqqafu
ﺗَﺘَﻠَﻘَّﻒُ
she - present tense
I
talaqqaftu
ﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'atalaqqafu
ﺃَﺗَﻠَﻘَّﻒُ
I - present tense