Arabic for sword

sayf
ﺳَﻴﻒ
sword – masculine singular

ﺳَﻴﻒ is an Arabic word. The meaning is sword. You pronounce it sayf.

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The Arabic word word for sword can also be conjugated:

suyuuf
ﺳُﻴُﻮﻑ
sword – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word sword consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, ya that is written and pronounced y and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word sword letter by letter

ﺳَﻴﻒ
ﺳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
sin
s
ya
y
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for sword consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻴﻒ and pronounced sayf.
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 sword

fa3l becomes sayf

We have seen that the Arabic word for sword is written ﺳَﻴﻒ and pronounced sayf. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are s, y and f, the word becomes sayf.
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

Words with the same pattern as sword