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Important letters: ﻕ ﺹ ﺭ

The root of the word castle consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to castle

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The word castle letter by letter

ﻗَﺼﺮ

ﻗـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺮ

ﻗـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺮ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺹ

ﺻـ

ـﺼـ

ـﺺ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

qaf

Sad

The Arabic word for castle consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺼﺮ and pronounced qaSr.

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 castle

fa3l becomes qaSr

We have seen that the Arabic word for castle is written ﻗَﺼﺮ and pronounced qaSr. 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 q, S and r, the word becomes qaSr.
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

Words with the same pattern as castle

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