Arabic for debate

niqaash
ﻧِﻘَﺎﺵ
debate – masculine singular

The Arabic word for debate is pronounced niqaash and written ﻧِﻘَﺎﺵ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word debate

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Important letters:
The root of the word debate consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, qaf that is written and pronounced q and shin that is written and pronounced sh. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word debate letter by letter

ﻧِﻘَﺎﺵ
ﻧـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ـﺎ
ﺷـ
ـﺸـ
ـﺶ
 
nun
n
qaf
q
alef
shin
sh
 
 
The Arabic word for debate consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter shin that is written ﺵ and pronounced sh and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧِﻘَﺎﺵ and pronounced niqaash.
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 debate

fi3aal becomes niqaash

We have seen that the Arabic word for debate is written ﻧِﻘَﺎﺵ and pronounced niqaash. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aal and the root letters are n, q and sh, the word becomes niqaash.
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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