Arabic for acquire

iktasaba
ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺐَ
acquire – past tense he
yaktasibu
ﻳَﻜﺘَﺴِﺐُ
acquire – present tense he

The Arabic verb for acquire is written ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺐَ and pronunced iktasaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜﺘَﺴِﺐُ and pronounced yaktasibu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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

Words related to acquire

The word acquire letter by letter

ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺐَ
ﻛـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺐ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺐ
 
ـﺎ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
alef
kaf
k
ta
t
sin
s
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for acquire 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺐَ and pronounced iktasaba.
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The pattern for acquire

ifta3ala becomes iktasaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for acquire is written ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺐَ and pronounced iktasaba. 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 k, s and b, the word becomes iktasaba.
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 acquire

Conjugations of acquire

past tense
present tense
he
iktasaba
ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺐَ
he - past tense
yaktasibu
ﻳَﻜﺘَﺴِﺐُ
he - present tense
she
iktasabat
ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺒَﺖ
she - past tense
taktasibu
ﺗَﻜﺘَﺴِﺐُ
she - present tense
I
iktasabtu
ﺍِﻛﺘَﺴَﺒﺖُ
I - past tense
'aktasibu
ﺃَﻛﺘَﺴِﺐُ
I - present tense