Arabic for possess
tamallaka
ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻚَ
possess – past tense he
yatamallaku
ﻳَﺘَﻤَﻠَّﻚُ
possess – present tense he
The Arabic verb for possess is written ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻚَ and pronunced tamallaka in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺘَﻤَﻠَّﻚُ and pronounced yatamallaku. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻡ
ﻝ
ﻙ
The root of the word possess consists of three Arabic letters:
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m,
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and
kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to possess
The word possess letter by letter
ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻚَ
The Arabic word for possess consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻚ ) and pronounced k 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 ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻚَ and pronounced tamallaka.
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 possess
tafa33ala becomes tamallaka
We have seen that the Arabic word for possess is written ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻚَ and pronounced tamallaka. It follows the pattern verb form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ala and the root letters are m, l and k, the word becomes tamallaka.
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
Since the pattern is tafa33ala and the root letters are m, l and k, the word becomes tamallaka.
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
Words with the same pattern as possess
Conjugations of possess
past tense
present tense
he
tamallaka
ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻚَ
he - past tense
yatamallaku
ﻳَﺘَﻤَﻠَّﻚُ
he - present tense
she
tamallakat
ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻜَﺖ
she - past tense
tatamallaku
ﺗَﺘَﻤَﻠَّﻚُ
she - present tense
I
tamallaktu
ﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻜﺖُ
I - past tense
'atamallaku
ﺃَﺗَﻤَﻠَّﻚُ
I - present tense