Arabic for coward

jabaan
ﺟَﺒَﺎﻥ
coward – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺟَﺒَﺎﻥ means coward. It is pronounced jabaan.

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The Arabic word word for coward can also be conjugated:

jubanaa'
ﺟُﺒَﻨَﺎﺀ
coward – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word coward

I do not like cowards, I scatter them like a handful of dust.4

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

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The word coward letter by letter

ﺟَﺒَﺎﻥ
ﺟـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺟـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺎ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
jim
j
beh
b
alef
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for coward consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺟَﺒَﺎﻥ and pronounced jabaan.
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 coward

fa3aal becomes jabaan

We have seen that the Arabic word for coward is written ﺟَﺒَﺎﻥ and pronounced jabaan. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3aal and the root letters are j, b and n, the word becomes jabaan.
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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