Arabic for coffee

qahwa
ﻗَﻬﻮَﺓ
coffee – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻗَﻬﻮَﺓ means coffee. It is pronounced qahwa.

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

Using the word coffee

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Important letters:
The root of the word coffee consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, ha that is written and pronounced h and waw that is written and pronounced w. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word coffee letter by letter

ﻗَﻬﻮَﺓ
ﻗـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻫـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻪ
ـﻮ
ـﺔ
 
qaf
q
ha
h
waw
w
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for coffee 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 ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) and pronounced h and is a part of the root of the word. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w 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 and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻬﻮَﺓ and pronounced qahwa.
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 coffee

fa3la becomes qahwa

We have seen that the Arabic word for coffee is written ﻗَﻬﻮَﺓ and pronounced qahwa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3la and the root letters are q, h and w, the word becomes qahwa.
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

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