Arabic for category

Sinf
ﺻِﻨﻒ
category – masculine singular

The Arabic word for category is pronounced Sinf and written ﺻِﻨﻒ.

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The Arabic word word for category can also be conjugated:

'aSnaaf
ﺃَﺻﻨَﺎﻑ
category – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word category consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, nun that is written and pronounced n and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word category letter by letter

ﺻِﻨﻒ
ﺻـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
Sad
S
nun
n
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for category consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺻِﻨﻒ and pronounced Sinf.
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 category

fi3l becomes Sinf

We have seen that the Arabic word for category is written ﺻِﻨﻒ and pronounced Sinf. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are S, n and f, the word becomes Sinf.
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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