Arabic for black
'aswad
ﺃَﺳﻮَﺩ
black – masculine singular
The Arabic word for black is pronounced 'aswad and written ﺃَﺳﻮَﺩ.
The Arabic word word for black can also be conjugated:
sawdaa'
ﺳَﻮﺩَﺍﺀ
black – feminine singular
sawdaawaat
ﺳَﻮﺩَﺍﻭَﺍﺕ
black – feminine plural
suud
ﺳُﻮﺩ
black – masculine plural
Category: colours
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: colour
Using the word black
Black is the queen of colours.
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Important letters:
ﺱ
ﻭ
ﺩ
The root of the word black consists of three Arabic letters:
sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s,
waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and
dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to black
All letters in black
ﺃَﺳﻮَﺩ
The Arabic word for black consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced '. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w 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 dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺃَﺳﻮَﺩ and pronounced 'aswad.
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 black
'af3al becomes 'aswad
We have seen that the Arabic word for black is written ﺃَﺳﻮَﺩ and pronounced 'aswad. It follows the pattern colour. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure 'af3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is 'af3al and the root letters are s, w and d, the word becomes 'aswad.
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
Since the pattern is 'af3al and the root letters are s, w and d, the word becomes 'aswad.
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