Arabic for listening
istimaa3
ﺍِﺳﺘِﻤَﺎﻉ
listening – masculine singular
ﺍِﺳﺘِﻤَﺎﻉ is an Arabic word. The meaning is listening. You pronounce it istimaa3.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﺱ
ﻡ
ﻉ
The root of the word listening consists of three Arabic letters:
sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s,
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and
ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word listening letter by letter
ﺍِﺳﺘِﻤَﺎﻉ
The Arabic word for listening consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under 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 ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﺳﺘِﻤَﺎﻉ and pronounced istimaa3.
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 listening
ifti3aal becomes istimaa3
We have seen that the Arabic word for listening is written ﺍِﺳﺘِﻤَﺎﻉ and pronounced istimaa3. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifti3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifti3aal and the root letters are s, m and 3, the word becomes istimaa3.
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
Since the pattern is ifti3aal and the root letters are s, m and 3, the word becomes istimaa3.
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