Arabic for yellow

'aSfar
ﺃَﺻﻔَﺮ
yellow – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺃَﺻﻔَﺮ means yellow. It is pronounced 'aSfar.

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The Arabic word word for yellow can also be conjugated:

Safraa'
ﺻَﻔﺮَﺍﺀ
yellow – feminine singular
Safraawaat
ﺻَﻔﺮَﺍﻭَﺍﺕ
yellow – feminine plural
Sufr
ﺻُﻔﺮ
yellow – masculine plural
Category: colours
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: colour

Using the word yellow

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Important letters:
The root of the word yellow consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, fa that is written and pronounced f and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in yellow

ﺃَﺻﻔَﺮ
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺮ
 
ـﺄ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺮ
 
alif hamza
'
Sad
S
fa
f
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for yellow consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced '. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) 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 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 ﺃَﺻﻔَﺮ and pronounced 'aSfar.
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 yellow

'af3al becomes 'aSfar

We have seen that the Arabic word for yellow is written ﺃَﺻﻔَﺮ and pronounced 'aSfar. It follows the pattern colour. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure 'af3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is 'af3al and the root letters are S, f and r, the word becomes 'aSfar.
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 yellow