Arabic for place
makaan
ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥ
place – masculine singular
The Arabic word for place is pronounced makaan and written ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥ.
The Arabic word word for place can also be conjugated:
'amkina
ﺃَﻣﻜِﻨَﺔ
place – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word place
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Important letters:
ﻡ
ﻙ
ﻥ
The root of the word place consists of three Arabic letters:
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m,
kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k and
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to place
The word place letter by letter
ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥ
The Arabic word for place consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥ and pronounced makaan.
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 place
fa3aal becomes makaan
We have seen that the Arabic word for place is written ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥ and pronounced makaan. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3aal and the root letters are m, k and n, the word becomes makaan.
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
Since the pattern is fa3aal and the root letters are m, k and n, the word becomes makaan.
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