Arabic for handshake

muSaafaHa
ﻣُﺼَﺎﻓَﺤَﺔ
handshake – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻣُﺼَﺎﻓَﺤَﺔ means handshake. It is pronounced muSaafaHa.

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The Arabic word word for handshake can also be conjugated:

muSaafaHaat
ﻣُﺼَﺎﻓَﺤَﺎﺕ
handshake – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word handshake consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, fa that is written and pronounced f and Ha that is written and pronounced H. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word handshake letter by letter

ﻣُﺼَﺎﻓَﺤَﺔ
ﻣـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ـﺔ
 
mim
m
Sad
S
alef
fa
f
Ha
H
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for handshake consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﺼَﺎﻓَﺤَﺔ and pronounced muSaafaHa.
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 handshake

mufaa3ala becomes muSaafaHa

We have seen that the Arabic word for handshake is written ﻣُﺼَﺎﻓَﺤَﺔ and pronounced muSaafaHa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mufaa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mufaa3ala and the root letters are S, f and H, the word becomes muSaafaHa.
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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