Arabic for arabic

The root of the word arabic consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for arabic 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 ﻋَﺮَﺑِﻲّ and pronounced 3arabiyy.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for arabic is written ﻋَﺮَﺑِﻲّ and pronounced 3arabiyy. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are 3, r and b, the word becomes 3arabiyy.
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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