Arabic for aim

hadafa

ﻫَﺪَﻑَ

aim – past tense he

yahdifu

ﻳَﻬﺪِﻑُ

aim – present tense he

The Arabic verb for aim is written ﻫَﺪَﻑَ and pronunced hadafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻬﺪِﻑُ and pronounced yahdifu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word aim

The company intends to erect a building.¹

tahdifu ashsharikatu 'ilaa binaa'i 3imaaratin

ﺗَﻬﺪِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺮِﻛَﺔُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺑِﻨَﺎﺀِ ﻋِﻤَﺎﺭَﺓٍ

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Important letters: ﻩ ﺩ ﻑ

The root of the word aim consists of three Arabic letters: ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h, dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to aim

The letters of aim

ﻫَﺪَﻑَ

ﻫـ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﻫـ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﻩ

ﻫـ

ـﻬـ

ـﻪ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

dal

The Arabic word for aim 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 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 fa that is written ﻑ 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 ﻫَﺪَﻑَ and pronounced hadafa.

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 aim

fa3ala becomes hadafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for aim is written ﻫَﺪَﻑَ and pronounced hadafa. 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 h, d and f, the word becomes hadafa.
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