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تَفاعَلَ

Arabic Verb Form VI: Mutual action

Form III with a تَ in front: two or more parties doing it to each other.

Pattern: تَفاعَلَ
What it does: Mutual action
In the dictionary: 295 Form VI verbs

How to recognise it

Every Arabic verb form is described by weighing it against the template root ف-ع-ل. Form VI is written تَفاعَلَ, so any root poured into that same shape behaves the same way. That template is the word's wazn, its measure.

The most common Form VI verbs

80 of 295, most common first, each with its present tense and root.

تَعَالَى يَتَعَالَى
to rise
تَنَاوَلَ يَتَنَاوَلُ
to touch or make contact
تَعَامَلَ يَتَعَامَلُ
to do business with one another
تَسَاءَلَ يَتَسَاءَلُ
to ask one another
تَرَاجَعَ يَتَرَاجَعُ
to return to each other
تَوَاجَدَ يَتَوَاجَدُ
to affect passion
تَقَابَلَ يَتَقَابَلُ
to face each other
تَجَاوَزَ يَتَجَاوَزُ
to pass by
تَظَاهَرَ يَتَظَاهَرُ
to manifest
تَعَالَّ يَتَعَالُّ
to take the last portion of
تَشَاجَرَ يَتَشَاجَرُ
to bicker
تَبَادَلَ يَتَبَادَلُ
to interchange
تَجَاهَلَ يَتَجَاهَلُ
to ignore
تَمَاسَكَ يَتَمَاسَكُ
to hold together
تَوَاصَلَ يَتَوَاصَلُ
to be united by friendship
تَعَاطَى يَتَعَاطَى
to take
تَلَاعَبَ يَتَلَاعَبُ
to make fun of
تَقَاعَدَ يَتَقَاعَدُ
to retire
تَوَاعَدَ يَتَوَاعَدُ
to make mutual promises
تَشَارَكَ يَتَشَارَكُ
to partner
تَعَاوَنَ يَتَعَاوَنُ
to cooperate
تَفَاجَأَ يَتَفَاجَأُ
to be overtaken
تَعَافَى يَتَعَافَى
Root ع-ف-و
to recover
تَجَادَلَ يَتَجَادَلُ
to argue
تَسَاقَطَ يَتَسَاقَطُ
to fall down successively or gradually
تَنَاقَشَ يَتَنَاقَشُ
to discuss
تَنَاسَبَ يَتَنَاسَبُ
to be related to one another
تَزَايَدَ يَتَزَايَدُ
to outbid each other
تَوَافَقَ يَتَوَافَقُ
to agree with one another
تَمَالَكَ يَتَمَالَكُ
to gain control over
تَعَارَضَ يَتَعَارَضُ
to oppose each other
تَعَاطَفَ يَتَعَاطَفُ
to sympathize with each other
تَحَاوَلَ يَتَحَاوَلُ
to try hard
تَنَازَلَ يَتَنَازَلُ
to give up
تَفَاعَلَ يَتَفَاعَلُ
to interact
تَقَاتَلَ يَتَقَاتَلُ
to fight one another
تَصَاعَدَ يَتَصَاعَدُ
to rise
تَفَاوَضَ يَتَفَاوَضُ
to negotiate
تَعَازَى يَتَعَازَى
Root ع-ز-و
to console each other
تَقَاسَمَ يَتَقَاسَمُ
to share
تَضَايَقَ يَتَضَايَقُ
to be annoyed
تَمَاشَى يَتَمَاشَى
to walk together
تَفَاءَلَ يَتَفَاءَلُ
Root ف-ء-ل
to be optimistic
تَرَاكَمَ يَتَرَاكَمُ
Root ر-ك-م
to be piled up
تَبَاهَى يَتَبَاهَى
Root ب-ه-ي
to be proud
تَقَاضَى يَتَقَاضَى
to process against
تَمَادَى يَتَمَادَى
to persist
تَنَافَسَ يَتَنَافَسُ
to compete
تَعَارَكَ يَتَعَارَكُ
to fight
تَدَاعَى يَتَدَاعَى
to coincide
تَرَاوَحَ يَتَرَاوَحُ
to vary
تَفَاهَمَ يَتَفَاهَمُ
reach an understanding
تَطَايَرَ يَتَطَايَرُ
to be scattered
تَعَانَقَ يَتَعَانَقُ
to hug one another
تَهَاوَى يَتَهَاوَى
to fall altogether or one on top of the other
تَنَاغَمَ يَتَنَاغَمُ
Root ن-غ-م
to synchronize
تَجَاوَبَ يَتَجَاوَبُ
to show interest in
تَضَارَبَ يَتَضَارَبُ
to come to or trade blows
تَوَازَنَ يَتَوَازَنُ
to be balanced
تَلَامَسَ يَتَلَامَسُ
to be touching each other
تَوَاضَعَ يَتَوَاضَعُ
to be humble
تَصَادَمَ يَتَصَادَمُ
to collide
تَحَالَفَ يَتَحَالَفُ
Root ح-ل-ف
to ally with one another
تَمَايَلَ يَتَمَايَلُ
to sway
تَكَامَلَ يَتَكَامَلُ
to complete each other
تَعَادَلَ يَتَعَادَلُ
to be equal
تَقَاطَعَ يَتَقَاطَعُ
to intersect
تَذَاكَرَ يَتَذَاكَرُ
to have a talk
تَنَاقَضَ يَتَنَاقَضُ
Root ن-ق-ض
to be contradictory
تَنَاسَقَ يَتَنَاسَقُ
Root ن-س-ق
accordant
تَضَاعَفَ يَتَضَاعَفُ
to double
تَسَاوَى يَتَسَاوَى
to be equal
تَدَافَعَ يَتَدَافَعُ
to shove each other
تَرَابَطَ يَتَرَابَطُ
to interlink
تَدَاخَلَ يَتَدَاخَلُ
to intermesh
تَخَاطَبَ يَتَخَاطَبُ
to talk
تَشَابَهَ يَتَشَابَهُ
to resemble one another
تَصَادَفَ يَتَصَادَفُ
to meet by chance
تَضَامَنَ يَتَضَامَنُ
to be solidary
تَرَافَعَ يَتَرَافَعُ
to summons one another at trial

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