Arabic for imitate

qallada

ﻗَﻠَّﺪَ

imitate – past tense he

yuqallidu

ﻳُﻘَﻠِّﺪُ

imitate – present tense he

The Arabic verb for imitate is written ﻗَﻠَّﺪَ and pronunced qallada in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻘَﻠِّﺪُ and pronounced yuqallidu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word imitate

He copied her novel without knowing about it.

qallada riwaayatahaa duuna qaSdin

ﻗَﻠَّﺪَ ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺘَﻬَﺎ ﺩُﻭﻥَ ﻗَﺼﺪٍ

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Important letters: ﻕ ﻝ ﺩ

The root of the word imitate consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to imitate

conventional, traditional

The letters of imitate

ﻗَﻠَّﺪَ

ﻗـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺪ

ﻗـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺪ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

qaf

lam

dal

The Arabic word for imitate 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 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 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻠَّﺪَ and pronounced qallada.

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 imitate

fa33ala becomes qallada

We have seen that the Arabic word for imitate is written ﻗَﻠَّﺪَ and pronounced qallada. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are q, l and d, the word becomes qallada.
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