Arabic for ethnic

3irqiyy
ﻋِﺮﻗِﻲّ
ethnic – masculine singular

ﻋِﺮﻗِﻲّ is an Arabic word. The meaning is ethnic. You pronounce it 3irqiyy.

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Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word ethnic consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, ra that is written and pronounced r and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of ethnic

ﻋِﺮﻗِﻲّ
ﻋـ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻲ
 
ﻋـ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻲ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
 
ayn
3
ra
r
qaf
q
ya
y
 
 
The Arabic word for ethnic 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻲ ) and pronounced y. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋِﺮﻗِﻲّ and pronounced 3irqiyy.
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 ethnic

fi3l becomes 3irqiyy

We have seen that the Arabic word for ethnic is written ﻋِﺮﻗِﻲّ and pronounced 3irqiyy. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are 3, r and q, the word becomes 3irqiyy.
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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