Arabic for frown

3abasa

ﻋَﺒَﺲَ

frown – past tense he

ya3bisu

ﻳَﻌﺒِﺲُ

frown – present tense he

The Arabic verb for frown is written ﻋَﺒَﺲَ and pronunced 3abasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺒِﺲُ and pronounced ya3bisu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺏ ﺱ

The root of the word frown consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, 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.

Word related to frown

stern

3aabis

ﻋَﺎﺑِﺲ

The word frown letter by letter

ﻋَﺒَﺲَ

ﻋـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺲ

ﻋـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺲ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ayn

beh

sin

The Arabic word for frown consists of: 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 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 ﻋَﺒَﺲَ and pronounced 3abasa.

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 frown

fa3ala becomes 3abasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for frown is written ﻋَﺒَﺲَ and pronounced 3abasa. 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 3, b and s, the word becomes 3abasa.
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