Arabic for astonishment

ta3ajjub
ﺗَﻌَﺠُّﺐ
astonishment – masculine singular

The Arabic word for astonishment is pronounced ta3ajjub and written ﺗَﻌَﺠُّﺐ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word astonishment consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, jim that is written and pronounced j and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of astonishment

ﺗَﻌَﺠُّﺐ
ﺗـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺐ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺐ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
ta
t
ayn
3
jim
j
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for astonishment 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻌَﺠُّﺐ and pronounced ta3ajjub.
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The pattern for astonishment

tafa33ul becomes ta3ajjub

We have seen that the Arabic word for astonishment is written ﺗَﻌَﺠُّﺐ and pronounced ta3ajjub. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ul and the root letters are 3, j and b, the word becomes ta3ajjub.
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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