Arabic for fisherman

sammaak
ﺳَﻤَّﺎﻙ
fisherman – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺳَﻤَّﺎﻙ means fisherman. It is pronounced sammaak.

Category: professions
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: profession

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Important letters:
The root of the word fisherman consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, mim that is written and pronounced m and kaf that is written and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word fisherman letter by letter

ﺳَﻤَّﺎﻙ
ﺳـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺳـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺎ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
 
sin
s
mim
m
alef
kaf
k
 
 
The Arabic word for fisherman consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻤَّﺎﻙ and pronounced sammaak.
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 fisherman

fa33aal becomes sammaak

We have seen that the Arabic word for fisherman is written ﺳَﻤَّﺎﻙ and pronounced sammaak. It follows the pattern profession. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33aal and the root letters are s, m and k, the word becomes sammaak.
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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