Arabic for cold

zukaam
ﺯُﻛَﺎﻡ
cold – masculine

ﺯُﻛَﺎﻡ is an Arabic word. The meaning is cold. You pronounce it zukaam.

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Category: medicine
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word cold consists of three Arabic letters: zayn that is written and pronounced z, kaf that is written and pronounced k and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of cold

ﺯُﻛَﺎﻡ
ﻛـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺎ
 
ـﺰ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺎ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
zayn
z
kaf
k
alef
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for cold consists of: The letter zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺯُﻛَﺎﻡ and pronounced zukaam.
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 cold

fu3aal becomes zukaam

We have seen that the Arabic word for cold is written ﺯُﻛَﺎﻡ and pronounced zukaam. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3aal and the root letters are z, k and m, the word becomes zukaam.
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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