Arabic for cost

kulfa
ﻛُﻠﻔَﺔ
cost – feminine singular

The Arabic word for cost is pronounced kulfa and written ﻛُﻠﻔَﺔ.

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The Arabic word word for cost can also be conjugated:

kulaf
ﻛُﻠَﻒ
cost – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word cost consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, lam that is written and pronounced l and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of cost

ﻛُﻠﻔَﺔ
ﻛـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺔ
 
kaf
k
lam
l
fa
f
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for cost consists of: 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 u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻛُﻠﻔَﺔ and pronounced kulfa.
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 cost

fu3la becomes kulfa

We have seen that the Arabic word for cost is written ﻛُﻠﻔَﺔ and pronounced kulfa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3la and the root letters are k, l and f, the word becomes kulfa.
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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