Arabic for neck

raqaba
ﺭَﻗَﺒَﺔ
neck – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﺭَﻗَﺒَﺔ means neck. It is pronounced raqaba.

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The Arabic word word for neck can also be conjugated:

raqabaat
ﺭَﻗَﺒَﺎﺕ
neck – feminine plural
Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word neck consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, qaf that is written and pronounced q and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of neck

ﺭَﻗَﺒَﺔ
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺔ
 
ra
r
qaf
q
beh
b
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for neck consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 ﺭَﻗَﺒَﺔ and pronounced raqaba.
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 neck

fa3ala becomes raqaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for neck is written ﺭَﻗَﺒَﺔ and pronounced raqaba. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are r, q and b, the word becomes raqaba.
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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