Arabic for period

3ahd
ﻋَﻬﺪ
period – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻋَﻬﺪ means period. It is pronounced 3ahd.

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The Arabic word word for period can also be conjugated:

3uhuud
ﻋُﻬُﻮﺩ
period – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word period

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Important letters:
The root of the word period consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, ha that is written and pronounced h and dal that is written and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word period letter by letter

ﻋَﻬﺪ
ﻋـ
ـﻬـ
ـﺪ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻬـ
ـﺪ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻫـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻪ
ـﺪ
 
ayn
3
ha
h
dal
d
 
 
The Arabic word for period consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻬﺪ and pronounced 3ahd.
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 period

fa3l becomes 3ahd

We have seen that the Arabic word for period is written ﻋَﻬﺪ and pronounced 3ahd. 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 3, h and d, the word becomes 3ahd.
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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