Arabic for exposition

The root of the word exposition consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w, Dad that is written ﺽ and pronounced D and Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for exposition consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The letter Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ﺿـ ) and pronounced D and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺢ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻮﺿِﻴﺢ and pronounced tawDiiH.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for exposition is written ﺗَﻮﺿِﻴﺢ and pronounced tawDiiH. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure taf3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is taf3iil and the root letters are w, D and H, the word becomes tawDiiH.
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

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