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Important letters: ﺝ ﺏ ﻝ

The root of the word mountain consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of mountain

ﺟَﺒَﻞ

ﺟـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻞ

ﺟـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻞ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

jim

beh

lam

The Arabic word for mountain consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺟَﺒَﻞ and pronounced jabal.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for mountain

fa3al becomes jabal

We have seen that the Arabic word for mountain is written ﺟَﺒَﻞ and pronounced jabal. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are j, b and l, the word becomes jabal.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as mountain

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