Arabic for abstinence, chastity, virtue

3afaaf
ﻋَﻔَﺎﻑ
abstinence, chastity, virtue – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻋَﻔَﺎﻑ means abstinence, chastity, virtue. It is pronounced 3afaaf.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word abstinence, chastity, virtue consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, fa that is written and pronounced f and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word abstinence, chastity, virtue letter by letter

ﻋَﻔَﺎﻑ
ﻋـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
ayn
3
fa
f
alef
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for abstinence, chastity, virtue 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻔَﺎﻑ and pronounced 3afaaf.
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