Arabic for knee

rukba
ﺭُﻛﺒَﺔ
knee – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﺭُﻛﺒَﺔ means knee. It is pronounced rukba.

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The Arabic word word for knee can also be conjugated:

rukab
ﺭُﻛَﺐ
knee – feminine plural
Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word knee

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

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The word knee letter by letter

ﺭُﻛﺒَﺔ
ﻛـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﺮ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺔ
 
ra
r
kaf
k
beh
b
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for knee consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺭُﻛﺒَﺔ and pronounced rukba.
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 knee

fu3la becomes rukba

We have seen that the Arabic word for knee is written ﺭُﻛﺒَﺔ and pronounced rukba. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3la and the root letters are r, k and b, the word becomes rukba.
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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