Arabic for back

Zahr
ﻇَﻬﺮ
back – masculine singular

The Arabic word for back is pronounced Zahr and written ﻇَﻬﺮ.

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The Arabic word word for back can also be conjugated:

Zuhuur
ﻇُﻬُﻮﺭ
back – masculine plural
Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word back

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Important letters:
The root of the word back consists of three Arabic letters: Za that is written and pronounced Z, ha that is written and pronounced h and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word back letter by letter

ﻇَﻬﺮ
ﻇـ
ـﻬـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻇـ
ـﻬـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻇـ
ـﻈـ
ـﻆ
ﻫـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻪ
ـﺮ
 
Za
Z
ha
h
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for back consists of: The letter Za that is written ﻅ ( here ﻇـ ) and pronounced Z 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 ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) and pronounced h and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻇَﻬﺮ and pronounced Zahr.
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 back

fa3l becomes Zahr

We have seen that the Arabic word for back is written ﻇَﻬﺮ and pronounced Zahr. 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 Z, h and r, the word becomes Zahr.
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 back