Arabic for difficulty

Su3uuba
ﺻُﻌُﻮﺑَﺔ
difficulty – feminine singular

The Arabic word for difficulty is pronounced Su3uuba and written ﺻُﻌُﻮﺑَﺔ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word difficulty consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, ayn that is written and pronounced 3 and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word difficulty letter by letter

ﺻُﻌُﻮﺑَﺔ
ﺻـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻮ
ﺑـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻮ
ﺑـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﻮ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺔ
 
Sad
S
ayn
3
waw
w
beh
b
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for difficulty consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 ﺻُﻌُﻮﺑَﺔ and pronounced Su3uuba.
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 difficulty

fu3uula becomes Su3uuba

We have seen that the Arabic word for difficulty is written ﺻُﻌُﻮﺑَﺔ and pronounced Su3uuba. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3uula where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3uula and the root letters are S, 3 and b, the word becomes Su3uuba.
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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