Arabic for cave
kahf
ﻛَﻬﻒ
cave – masculine singular
ﻛَﻬﻒ is an Arabic word. The meaning is cave. You pronounce it kahf.
The Arabic word word for cave can also be conjugated:
kuhuuf
ﻛُﻬُﻮﻑ
cave – masculine plural
Category: geography
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word cave
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Important letters:
ﻙ
ﻩ
ﻑ
The root of the word cave consists of three Arabic letters:
kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k,
ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h and
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
The word cave letter by letter
ﻛَﻬﻒ
The Arabic word for cave consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) and pronounced h and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻛَﻬﻒ and pronounced kahf.
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 cave
fa3l becomes kahf
We have seen that the Arabic word for cave is written ﻛَﻬﻒ and pronounced kahf. 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 k, h and f, the word becomes kahf.
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
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are k, h and f, the word becomes kahf.
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