Arabic for punish

3aaqaba

ﻋَﺎﻗَﺐَ

punish – past tense he

yu3aaqibu

ﻳُﻌَﺎﻗِﺐُ

punish – present tense he

The Arabic verb for punish is written ﻋَﺎﻗَﺐَ and pronunced 3aaqaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌَﺎﻗِﺐُ and pronounced yu3aaqibu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻕ ﺏ

The root of the word punish consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of punish

ﻋَﺎﻗَﺐَ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﻗـ

ـﺐ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﻗـ

ـﺐ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ayn

alef

qaf

beh

The Arabic word for punish consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . 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 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 ﻋَﺎﻗَﺐَ and pronounced 3aaqaba.

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The pattern for punish

faa3ala becomes 3aaqaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for punish is written ﻋَﺎﻗَﺐَ and pronounced 3aaqaba. It follows the pattern verb form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ala and the root letters are 3, q and b, the word becomes 3aaqaba.
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