Arabic for ointment

marham
ﻣَﺮﻫَﻢ
ointment – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣَﺮﻫَﻢ means ointment. It is pronounced marham.

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The Arabic word word for ointment can also be conjugated:

maraahim
ﻣَﺮَﺍﻫِﻢ
ointment – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The word ointment letter by letter

ﻣَﺮﻫَﻢ
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
ﻫـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
ﻫـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺮ
ﻫـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻪ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
mim
m
ra
r
ha
h
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for ointment consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ﻫـ ) and pronounced h 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺮﻫَﻢ and pronounced marham.
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 ointment

maf3al becomes marham

We have seen that the Arabic word for ointment is written ﻣَﺮﻫَﻢ and pronounced marham. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are r, h and m, the word becomes marham.
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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