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Important letters: ﺃ ﺱ ﺩ

The root of the word lion consists of three Arabic letters: alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced ', sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word lion letter by letter

ﺃَﺳَﺪ

ﺃ

ﺳـ

ـﺪ

ﺃ

ﺳـ

ـﺪ

ﺃ

ـﺄ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

alif hamza

sin

dal

The Arabic word for lion consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced ' 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺃَﺳَﺪ and pronounced 'asad.

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 lion

fa3al becomes 'asad

We have seen that the Arabic word for lion is written ﺃَﺳَﺪ and pronounced 'asad. 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 ', s and d, the word becomes 'asad.
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 lion

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