Arabic for ship
safiina
ﺳَﻔِﻴﻨَﺔ
ship – feminine singular
The Arabic word for ship is pronounced safiina and written ﺳَﻔِﻴﻨَﺔ.
The Arabic word word for ship can also be conjugated:
sufun
ﺳُﻔُﻦ
ship – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word ship
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Important letters:
ﺱ
ﻑ
ﻥ
The root of the word ship consists of three Arabic letters:
sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s,
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
All letters in ship
ﺳَﻔِﻴﻨَﺔ
The Arabic word for ship 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f 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 ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n 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 ﺳَﻔِﻴﻨَﺔ and pronounced safiina.
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 ship
fa3iila becomes safiina
We have seen that the Arabic word for ship is written ﺳَﻔِﻴﻨَﺔ and pronounced safiina. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iila and the root letters are s, f and n, the word becomes safiina.
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 fa3iila and the root letters are s, f and n, the word becomes safiina.
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