Arabic for lean

istanada

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻨَﺪَ

lean – past tense he

yastanidu

ﻳَﺴﺘَﻨِﺪُ

lean – present tense he

The Arabic verb for lean is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻨَﺪَ and pronunced istanada in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺘَﻨِﺪُ and pronounced yastanidu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word lean

She leaned against the doorframe.¹

istanadat 3alaa 'iTaari albaabi

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻨَﺪَﺕ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺇِﻃَﺎﺭِ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺎﺏِ

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Important letters: ﺱ ﻥ ﺩ

The root of the word lean consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to lean

The word lean letter by letter

ﺍِﺳﺘَﻨَﺪَ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻨـ

ـﺪ

ﺍ

ﺳـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻨـ

ـﺪ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

alef

sin

nun

dal

The Arabic word for lean consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n 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 ﺍِﺳﺘَﻨَﺪَ and pronounced istanada.

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The pattern for lean

ifta3ala becomes istanada

We have seen that the Arabic word for lean is written ﺍِﺳﺘَﻨَﺪَ and pronounced istanada. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are s, n and d, the word becomes istanada.
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