Arabic for cleanliness

naZaafa
ﻧَﻈَﺎﻓَﺔ
cleanliness – feminine singular

The Arabic word for cleanliness is pronounced naZaafa and written ﻧَﻈَﺎﻓَﺔ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word cleanliness consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, Za that is written and pronounced Z and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word cleanliness letter by letter

ﻧَﻈَﺎﻓَﺔ
ﻧـ
ـﻈـ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻈـ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻇـ
ـﻈـ
ـﻆ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺔ
 
nun
n
Za
Z
alef
fa
f
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for cleanliness consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n 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 Za that is written ﻅ ( here ـﻈـ ) and pronounced Z 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﻈَﺎﻓَﺔ and pronounced naZaafa.
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 cleanliness

fa3aala becomes naZaafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for cleanliness is written ﻧَﻈَﺎﻓَﺔ and pronounced naZaafa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3aala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3aala and the root letters are n, Z and f, the word becomes naZaafa.
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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