Arabic for east
sharq
ﺷَﺮﻕ
east – masculine
ﺷَﺮﻕ is an Arabic word. The meaning is east. You pronounce it sharq.
Category: geography
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word east
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Important letters:
ﺵ
ﺭ
ﻕ
The root of the word east consists of three Arabic letters:
shin that is written ﺵ and pronounced sh,
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to east
The word east letter by letter
ﺷَﺮﻕ
The Arabic word for east consists of: The letter shin that is written ﺵ ( here ﺷـ ) and pronounced sh 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺷَﺮﻕ and pronounced sharq.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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