Arabic for right

yamiin
ﻳَﻤِﻴﻦ
right – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻳَﻤِﻴﻦ means right. It is pronounced yamiin.

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Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word right

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Important letters:
The root of the word right consists of three Arabic letters: ya that is written and pronounced y, mim that is written and pronounced m and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word right letter by letter

ﻳَﻤِﻴﻦ
ﻳـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻳـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
ya
y
mim
m
ya
y
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for right consists of: The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻳَﻤِﻴﻦ and pronounced yamiin.
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 right

fa3iil becomes yamiin

We have seen that the Arabic word for right is written ﻳَﻤِﻴﻦ and pronounced yamiin. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are y, m and n, the word becomes yamiin.
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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