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title: "ذَكَرَ (dhakara) meaning in Arabic: to remember; to mention"
description: "ذَكَرَ (dhakara) means “to remember; to mention”. Root ذ·ك·ر, pattern فَعَلَ, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/adhkuru"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# ذَكَرَ

*dhakara* · **to remember; to mention**

ذَكَرَ (dhakara) is an Arabic verb meaning “to remember; to mention”. It is built on the root ذ·ك·ر in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ذ·ك·ر
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: A2

## Forms of ذَكَرَ

- Present: يَذْكُرُ
- Verbal noun: ذِكْر

## Words from the root ذ·ك·ر

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ذ·ك·ر with ذَكَرَ; each opens its own entry.

- [ذَاكِرَة](https://fasaha.app/w/dhakira) — dhākira, memory (B1)

## How to read ذَكَرَ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ذ — ذال (dhāl): th as in this
- ك — كاف (kāf): k
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## Questions about ذَكَرَ

### What is the root of ذَكَرَ?

The root of ذَكَرَ is ذ·ك·ر. Words built on the same root include ذَاكِرَة (memory).

### What pattern does ذَكَرَ follow?

ذَكَرَ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ذ·ك·ر poured into it.

### What level is ذَكَرَ?

Fasaha first uses ذَكَرَ at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)