Arabic for fault, shame

3ayb
ﻋَﻴﺐ
fault, shame – masculine singular

The Arabic word for fault, shame is pronounced 3ayb and written ﻋَﻴﺐ.

The Arabic word word for fault, shame can also be conjugated:

3uyuub
ﻋُﻴُﻮﺏ
fault, shame – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word fault, shame

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Important letters:
The root of the word fault, shame consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, ya that is written and pronounced y and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word fault, shame letter by letter

ﻋَﻴﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺐ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺐ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
ayn
3
ya
y
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for fault, shame consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻴﺐ and pronounced 3ayb.
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 fault, shame

fa3l becomes 3ayb

We have seen that the Arabic word for fault, shame is written ﻋَﻴﺐ and pronounced 3ayb. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are 3, y and b, the word becomes 3ayb.
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 fault, shame