Arabic for middle

muntaSaf
ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒ
middle – masculine singular

The Arabic word for middle is pronounced muntaSaf and written ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: passive participle

Using the word middle

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Important letters:
The root of the word middle consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, Sad that is written and pronounced S and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word middle letter by letter

ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒ
ﻣـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺼـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺼـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
mim
m
nun
n
ta
t
Sad
S
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for middle consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) 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 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 ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒ and pronounced muntaSaf.
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The pattern for middle

mufta3al becomes muntaSaf

We have seen that the Arabic word for middle is written ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒ and pronounced muntaSaf. It follows the pattern passive participle form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mufta3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mufta3al and the root letters are n, S and f, the word becomes muntaSaf.
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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