Arabic for plate

SaHn
ﺻَﺤﻦ
plate – masculine singular

The Arabic word for plate is pronounced SaHn and written ﺻَﺤﻦ.

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The Arabic word word for plate can also be conjugated:

SuHuun
ﺻُﺤُﻮﻥ
plate – masculine plural
Category: food service
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word plate

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

The word plate letter by letter

ﺻَﺤﻦ
ﺻـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
Sad
S
Ha
H
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for plate consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺻَﺤﻦ and pronounced SaHn.
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 plate

fa3l becomes SaHn

We have seen that the Arabic word for plate is written ﺻَﺤﻦ and pronounced SaHn. 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, H and n, the word becomes SaHn.
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 plate