Arabic for cemetery

maqbara
ﻣَﻘﺒَﺮَﺓ
cemetery – feminine singular

The Arabic word for cemetery is pronounced maqbara and written ﻣَﻘﺒَﺮَﺓ.

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The Arabic word word for cemetery can also be conjugated:

maqaabir
ﻣَﻘَﺎﺑِﺮ
cemetery – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: time and place noun

Using the word cemetery

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Important letters:
The root of the word cemetery consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, beh that is written and pronounced b and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word cemetery letter by letter

ﻣَﻘﺒَﺮَﺓ
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺮ
ـﺔ
 
mim
m
qaf
q
beh
b
ra
r
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for cemetery consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻘﺒَﺮَﺓ and pronounced maqbara.
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 cemetery

maf3ala becomes maqbara

We have seen that the Arabic word for cemetery is written ﻣَﻘﺒَﺮَﺓ and pronounced maqbara. It follows the pattern time and place noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3ala and the root letters are q, b and r, the word becomes maqbara.
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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