Arabic for grab

massaka
ﻣَﺴَّﻚَ
grab – past tense he
yumassiku
ﻳُﻤَﺴِّﻚُ
grab – present tense he

The Arabic verb for grab is written ﻣَﺴَّﻚَ and pronunced massaka in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻤَﺴِّﻚُ and pronounced yumassiku. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word grab consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written and pronounced m, sin that is written and pronounced s and kaf that is written and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to grab

The word grab letter by letter

ﻣَﺴَّﻚَ
ﻣـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻚ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻚ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
 
mim
m
sin
s
kaf
k
 
 
The Arabic word for grab consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) 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. 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 ﻣَﺴَّﻚَ and pronounced massaka.
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 grab

fa33ala becomes massaka

We have seen that the Arabic word for grab is written ﻣَﺴَّﻚَ and pronounced massaka. 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 m, s and k, the word becomes massaka.
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 grab

Conjugations of grab

past tense
present tense
he
massaka
ﻣَﺴَّﻚَ
he - past tense
yumassiku
ﻳُﻤَﺴِّﻚُ
he - present tense
she
massakat
ﻣَﺴَّﻜَﺖ
she - past tense
tumassiku
ﺗُﻤَﺴِّﻚُ
she - present tense
I
massaktu
ﻣَﺴَّﻜﺖُ
I - past tense
'umassiku
ﺃُﻣَﺴِّﻚُ
I - present tense