Arabic for joke

da3aba

ﺩَﻋَﺐَ

joke – past tense he

yad3abu

ﻳَﺪﻋَﺐُ

joke – present tense he

The Arabic verb for joke is written ﺩَﻋَﺐَ and pronunced da3aba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺪﻋَﺐُ and pronounced yad3abu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺩ ﻉ ﺏ

The root of the word joke consists of three Arabic letters: dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d, ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to joke

All letters in joke

ﺩَﻋَﺐَ

ﺩ

ﻋـ

ـﺐ

ﺩ

ﻋـ

ـﺐ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

dal

ayn

beh

The Arabic word for joke consists of: The letter dal that is written ﺩ 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 ـﺐ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺩَﻋَﺐَ and pronounced da3aba.

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 joke

fa3ala becomes da3aba

We have seen that the Arabic word for joke is written ﺩَﻋَﺐَ and pronounced da3aba. 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 d, 3 and b, the word becomes da3aba.
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