How to say "to practice, train" in Arabic

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Meaningto practice, train

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

تَدَرَّبَ

tadarrabaתדרב

تدرب

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

תרגל

tirgelتِرْگِل

How the two words are related

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Arabic root

د-ر-ب

Same root as tadrīb 'training' and mudarrib 'coach'. Hebrew תרגל comes from ר-ג-ל 'foot' — walking a path until it becomes routine (see 'exercise').

تَدَرَّبَ عَلَى الْقِرَاءَة

tadarraba ʿalā l-qirāʾaתדרב עלא אל-קראאה

He practiced reading.