Arabic for north
shamaal
ﺷَﻤَﺎﻝ
north – masculine
ﺷَﻤَﺎﻝ is an Arabic word. The meaning is north. You pronounce it shamaal.
Category: geography
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﺵ
ﻡ
ﻝ
The root of the word north consists of three Arabic letters:
shin that is written ﺵ and pronounced sh,
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word north letter by letter
ﺷَﻤَﺎﻝ
The Arabic word for north 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺷَﻤَﺎﻝ and pronounced shamaal.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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