Arabic for cotton

quTn
ﻗُﻄﻦ
cotton – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻗُﻄﻦ means cotton. It is pronounced quTn.

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The Arabic word word for cotton can also be conjugated:

'aqTaan
ﺃَﻗﻄَﺎﻥ
cotton – masculine plural
Category: textile
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word cotton

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Important letters:
The root of the word cotton consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, Ta that is written and pronounced T and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in cotton

ﻗُﻄﻦ
ﻗـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻃـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻂ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
qaf
q
Ta
T
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for cotton 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 u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) and pronounced T and is a part of the root of the word. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗُﻄﻦ and pronounced quTn.
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 cotton

fu3l becomes quTn

We have seen that the Arabic word for cotton is written ﻗُﻄﻦ and pronounced quTn. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3l and the root letters are q, T and n, the word becomes quTn.
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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