Arabic for giraffe

zaraafa
ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ
giraffe – feminine singular

The Arabic word for giraffe is pronounced zaraafa and written ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ.

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Category: animals
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word giraffe

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

All letters in giraffe

ﺯَﺭَﺍﻓَﺔ
ﻓـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻓـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﺰ
ـﺮ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺔ
 
zayn
z
ra
r
alef
fa
f
ta marbuta
 
 
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

Words with the same pattern as giraffe