Arabic for giraffe
zaraafa
ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ
giraffe – feminine singular
The Arabic word for giraffe is pronounced zaraafa and written ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ.
Category: animals
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word giraffe
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Important letters:
ﺯ
ﺭ
ﻑ
The root of the word giraffe consists of three Arabic letters:
zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z,
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
All letters in giraffe
ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ
The Arabic word for giraffe 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 ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 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 ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ and pronounced zaraafa.
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 giraffe
fa3aala becomes zaraafa
We have seen that the Arabic word for giraffe is written ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ and pronounced zaraafa. 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 z, r and f, the word becomes zaraafa.
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 fa3aala and the root letters are z, r and f, the word becomes zaraafa.
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