Arabic for darkness
Zalaam
ﻇَﻠَﺎﻡ
darkness – masculine singular
The Arabic word for darkness is pronounced Zalaam and written ﻇَﻠَﺎﻡ.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word darkness
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Important letters:
ﻅ
ﻝ
ﻡ
The root of the word darkness consists of three Arabic letters:
Za that is written ﻅ and pronounced Z,
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word darkness letter by letter
ﻇَﻠَﺎﻡ
The Arabic word for darkness consists of: The letter Za that is written ﻅ ( here ﻇـ ) and pronounced Z 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻇَﻠَﺎﻡ and pronounced Zalaam.
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 darkness
fa3aal becomes Zalaam
We have seen that the Arabic word for darkness is written ﻇَﻠَﺎﻡ and pronounced Zalaam. 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 Z, l and m, the word becomes Zalaam.
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 Z, l and m, the word becomes Zalaam.
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