Arabic for power

sulTa
ﺳُﻠﻄَﺔ
power – feminine singular

The Arabic word for power is pronounced sulTa and written ﺳُﻠﻄَﺔ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word power consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, lam that is written and pronounced l and Ta that is written and pronounced T. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of power

ﺳُﻠﻄَﺔ
ﺳـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻄـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺳـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻄـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻃـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻂ
ـﺔ
 
sin
s
lam
l
Ta
T
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for power 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 u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) and pronounced T 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 ﺳُﻠﻄَﺔ and pronounced sulTa.
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 power

fu3la becomes sulTa

We have seen that the Arabic word for power is written ﺳُﻠﻄَﺔ and pronounced sulTa. 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 s, l and T, the word becomes sulTa.
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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