Arabic for bind

kattafa
ﻛَﺘَّﻒَ
bind – past tense he
yukattifu
ﻳُﻜَﺘِّﻒُ
bind – present tense he

The Arabic verb for bind is written ﻛَﺘَّﻒَ and pronunced kattafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻜَﺘِّﻒُ and pronounced yukattifu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word bind consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, ta that is written and pronounced t and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to bind

The word bind letter by letter

ﻛَﺘَّﻒَ
ﻛـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
kaf
k
ta
t
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for bind consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) 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. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) 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. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f 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 ﻛَﺘَّﻒَ and pronounced kattafa.
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 bind

fa33ala becomes kattafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for bind is written ﻛَﺘَّﻒَ and pronounced kattafa. 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 k, t and f, the word becomes kattafa.
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 bind

Conjugations of bind

past tense
present tense
he
kattafa
ﻛَﺘَّﻒَ
he - past tense
yukattifu
ﻳُﻜَﺘِّﻒُ
he - present tense
she
kattafat
ﻛَﺘَّﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
tukattifu
ﺗُﻜَﺘِّﻒُ
she - present tense
I
kattaftu
ﻛَﺘَّﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'ukattifu
ﺃُﻛَﺘِّﻒُ
I - present tense