Arabic for describe

waSafa
ﻭَﺻَﻒَ
describe – past tense he
yaSifu
ﻳَﺼِﻒُ
describe – present tense he

The Arabic verb for describe is written ﻭَﺻَﻒَ and pronunced waSafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺼِﻒُ and pronounced yaSifu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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

Words related to describe

All letters in describe

ﻭَﺻَﻒَ
ﺻـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻒ
 
ـﻮ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
waw
w
Sad
S
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for describe 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 Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) 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 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 ﻭَﺻَﻒَ and pronounced waSafa.
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The pattern for describe

fa3ala becomes waSafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for describe is written ﻭَﺻَﻒَ and pronounced waSafa. 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, S and f, the word becomes waSafa.
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 describe

Conjugations of describe

past tense
present tense
he
waSafa
ﻭَﺻَﻒَ
he - past tense
yaSifu
ﻳَﺼِﻒُ
he - present tense
she
waSafat
ﻭَﺻَﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
taSifu
ﺗَﺼِﻒُ
she - present tense
I
waSaftu
ﻭَﺻَﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'aSifu
ﺃَﺻِﻒُ
I - present tense