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title: "اعْتَبَرَ (iʿtabara) meaning in Arabic: to take heed; to consider"
description: "اعْتَبَرَ (iʿtabara) means “to take heed; to consider”. Root ع·ب·ر, pattern افْتَعَلَ, level B2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/itabara"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# اعْتَبَرَ

*iʿtabara* · **to take heed; to consider**

اعْتَبَرَ (iʿtabara) is an Arabic verb meaning “to take heed; to consider”. It is built on the root ع·ب·ر in the pattern افْتَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ع·ب·ر
- Pattern: افْتَعَلَ
- Level: B2

## Forms of اعْتَبَرَ

- Present: يَعْتَبِرُ

## Words from the root ع·ب·ر

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ع·ب·ر with اعْتَبَرَ; each opens its own entry.

- [عِبْرَة](https://fasaha.app/w/ibra) — ʿibra, lesson, moral (B2)
- [عَبَرَ](https://fasaha.app/w/abara) — ʿabara, to cross (B1)

## How to read اعْتَبَرَ, letter by letter

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

- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## Questions about اعْتَبَرَ

### What is the root of اعْتَبَرَ?

The root of اعْتَبَرَ is ع·ب·ر. Words built on the same root include عِبْرَة (lesson, moral), عَبَرَ (to cross).

### What pattern does اعْتَبَرَ follow?

اعْتَبَرَ follows the pattern افْتَعَلَ, with the root letters ع·ب·ر poured into it.

### What level is اعْتَبَرَ?

Fasaha first uses اعْتَبَرَ at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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