Arabic for oil
zayt
ﺯَﻳﺖ
oil – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﺯَﻳﺖ means oil. It is pronounced zayt.
The Arabic word word for oil can also be conjugated:
zuyuut
ﺯُﻳُﻮﺕ
oil – masculine plural
Category: food
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word oil
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Important letters:
ﺯ
ﻱ
ﺕ
The root of the word oil consists of three Arabic letters:
zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z,
ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y and
ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Word related to oil
The letters of oil
ﺯَﻳﺖ
The Arabic word for oil 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺯَﻳﺖ and pronounced zayt.
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 oil
fa3l becomes zayt
We have seen that the Arabic word for oil is written ﺯَﻳﺖ and pronounced zayt. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are z, y and t, the word becomes zayt.
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 fa3l and the root letters are z, y and t, the word becomes zayt.
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