Arabic for snake

thu3baan
ﺛُﻌﺒَﺎﻥ
snake – masculine singular

The Arabic word for snake is pronounced thu3baan and written ﺛُﻌﺒَﺎﻥ.

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Category: animals
Part of speech: noun.

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Important letters:
The root of the word snake consists of three Arabic letters: tha that is written and pronounced th, ayn that is written and pronounced 3 and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The letters of snake

ﺛُﻌﺒَﺎﻥ
ﺛـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺛـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺛـ
ـﺜـ
ـﺚ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺎ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
tha
th
ayn
3
beh
b
alef
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for snake consists of: The letter tha that is written ﺙ ( here ﺛـ ) and pronounced th. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b. 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 nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Therefore, the word is writen ﺛُﻌﺒَﺎﻥ and pronounced thu3baan.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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