Arabic for time
zamaan
ﺯَﻣَﺎﻥ
time – masculine singular
The Arabic word for time is pronounced zamaan and written ﺯَﻣَﺎﻥ.
The Arabic word word for time can also be conjugated:
'azmina
ﺃَﺯﻣِﻨَﺔ
time – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word time
Important letters:
ﺯ
ﻡ
ﻥ
The root of the word time consists of three Arabic letters:
zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z,
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to time
All letters in time
ﺯَﻣَﺎﻥ
The Arabic word for time consists of: The letter zayn that is written ﺯ 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) 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 nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺯَﻣَﺎﻥ and pronounced zamaan.
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 time
fa3aal becomes zamaan
We have seen that the Arabic word for time is written ﺯَﻣَﺎﻥ and pronounced zamaan. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3aal and the root letters are z, m and n, the word becomes zamaan.
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
Since the pattern is fa3aal and the root letters are z, m and n, the word becomes zamaan.
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