9.4: Roots الجذورو, New Verbs (to read, to write)
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In this section, you will be able to:
- Derive the root words from given words.
- Learn these verbs (to do, to read and to write)
Grammar Note: Roots الجذور
- Arabic words are derived from a simple root words "root" جذر set of sequence of consonants letters that contain the base meaning of the word.
- The root is the three important letters in the word.
- The Arabic dictionaries are organized according to the roots. For example, to find out the meaning of an Arabic word in the dictionary, you have to find the root of that word.
- Every Arabic word (noun, verb, adjective, etc) has a root of three letters.
- For example, from the three-letter root ك-ت-ب, all of these words are derived, and many more as well. الكتت، الكتاب، مكتبة، الكتابة، يكتب، تكتبون، كاتب، مكاتب، كتيب
Watch the following video about the Arabic Roots
New Present Tense Verbs (To Read and to Write)
You will learn new verbs in the table below.
| English Meaning | Audio | Arabic Meaning | English Meaning | Audio | Arabic Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I write |
|
أَكْتُبُ | I read |
|
أَقْرَأُ |
| We write |
|
نَكْتُبُ | We read |
|
نَقْرَأُ |
| You write (Masculine/ Singular) |
|
تَكْتُبُ | You read (Masculine/ Singular) |
|
تَقْرَأُ |
| You write (Feminine/ Singular) |
|
تَكْتُبين | You read (Feminine/ Singular) |
|
تَقْرَئين |
| You write (all) |
|
تَكْتُبُون | You read (all) |
|
تَقْرَؤون |
| He writes |
|
يَكْتُبُ | He reads |
|
يَقْرَأُ |
| She writes |
|
تَكْتُبُ | She reads |
|
تَقْرَأُ |
| They (all) write |
|
يَكْتُبُون | They (all) read |
|
يَقْرَؤون |
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