Arabic word building in Arabic

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Verb forms II and III in Arabic

ArabicMeaning
سهّلto make easier
دمّرto destroy
حذّرto warn
ذكّرto remind
كرّرto repeat
وحّدto unite
حاربto fight
حاولto try
نافسto compete
راسلto correspond
واجهto face
عالجto treat

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Verb forms IV and V in Arabic

ArabicMeaning
أغضبto make angry
أعلنto announce
أنقذto rescue
أقنعto convince
أنتجto produce
أكملto complete
تحمّلto endure
تمنّىto wish
تطوّرto develop
توقّعto expect
تكرّرto recur
تعوّدto get used to

Verb forms VI and VII in Arabic

ArabicMeaning
تعاونto cooperate
تبادلto exchange
تفاهمto understand each other
تناولto have (a meal)
تظاهرto pretend
تواصلto keep in touch
انكسرto break (get broken)
انطلقto set off
انقطعto be cut off
انفجرto explode
انسحبto withdraw
انصرفto leave

Verb forms VIII, IX and X in Arabic

ArabicMeaning
اجتمعto gather
اختارto choose
اعتمدto rely on
انتشرto spread
اقترحto suggest
احمرّto turn red
استخدمto use
استقبلto welcome
استفادto benefit
استمرّto continue
استعدّto get ready
استعارto borrow

Active and passive participles in Arabic

ArabicMeaning
مكتوبwritten
معروفwell-known
مفقودmissing
مسروقstolen
مجهولunknown
ناجحsuccessful
شاهدwitness
قارئreader
مُنظِّمorganizer
مُشارِكparticipant
مُستخدِمuser
مُستخدَمused

Verbal nouns (masdar) in Arabic

ArabicMeaning
كتابةwriting
صبرpatience
نجاحsuccess
تنظيمorganization
مناقشةdiscussion
إنتاجproduction
تدخّلinterference
تنافسcompetition
انطباعimpression
اختيارchoice
استثمارinvestment
إبداعcreativity
Arabic word building in Arabic: سهّل (to make easier), أغضب (to make angry), تعاون (to cooperate)
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