Arabic for conversion

The root of the word conversion consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for conversion consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﺤﻮِﻳﻞ and pronounced taHwiil.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for conversion is written ﺗَﺤﻮِﻳﻞ and pronounced taHwiil. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure taf3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is taf3iil and the root letters are H, w and l, the word becomes taHwiil.
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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