Arabic for stand

waqafa
ﻭَﻗَﻒَ
stand – past tense he
yaqifu
ﻳَﻘِﻒُ
stand – present tense he

The Arabic verb for stand is written ﻭَﻗَﻒَ and pronunced waqafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘِﻒُ and pronounced yaqifu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word stand

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Important letters:
The root of the word stand consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written and pronounced w, qaf that is written and pronounced q and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to stand

The letters of stand

ﻭَﻗَﻒَ
ﻗـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻒ
 
ـﻮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
waw
w
qaf
q
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for stand consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 ﻭَﻗَﻒَ and pronounced waqafa.
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The pattern for stand

fa3ala becomes waqafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for stand is written ﻭَﻗَﻒَ and pronounced waqafa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are w, q and f, the word becomes waqafa.
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 stand

Conjugations of stand

past tense
present tense
he
waqafa
ﻭَﻗَﻒَ
he - past tense
yaqifu
ﻳَﻘِﻒُ
he - present tense
she
waqafat
ﻭَﻗَﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
taqifu
ﺗَﻘِﻒُ
she - present tense
I
waqaftu
ﻭَﻗَﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'aqifu
ﺃَﻗِﻒُ
I - present tense