Arabic for caress

rabbata

ﺭَﺑَّﺖَ

caress – past tense he

yurabbitu

ﻳُﺮَﺑِّﺖُ

caress – present tense he

The Arabic verb for caress is written ﺭَﺑَّﺖَ and pronunced rabbata in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺮَﺑِّﺖُ and pronounced yurabbitu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word caress

He pat the child on his head.¹

rabbata 3alaa khaddi aTTifli

ﺭَﺑَّﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺧَﺪِّ ﺍَﻟﻄِّﻔﻞِ

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Important letters: ﺭ ﺏ ﺕ

The root of the word caress consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to caress

All letters in caress

ﺭَﺑَّﺖَ

ﺭ

ﺑـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ﺑـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

beh

The Arabic word for caress consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 ﺑـ ) 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t 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 ﺭَﺑَّﺖَ and pronounced rabbata.

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 caress

fa33ala becomes rabbata

We have seen that the Arabic word for caress is written ﺭَﺑَّﺖَ and pronounced rabbata. 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 r, b and t, the word becomes rabbata.
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