Arabic for borrow

qabasa

ﻗَﺒَﺲَ

borrow – past tense he

yaqbisu

ﻳَﻘﺒِﺲُ

borrow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for borrow is written ﻗَﺒَﺲَ and pronunced qabasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﺒِﺲُ and pronounced yaqbisu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺏ ﺱ

The root of the word borrow consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to borrow

All letters in borrow

ﻗَﺒَﺲَ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺲ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺲ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

qaf

beh

sin

The Arabic word for borrow consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) 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 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) and pronounced s 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 ﻗَﺒَﺲَ and pronounced qabasa.

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The pattern for borrow

fa3ala becomes qabasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for borrow is written ﻗَﺒَﺲَ and pronounced qabasa. 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 q, b and s, the word becomes qabasa.
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