Arabic for plausibility

The root of the word plausibility consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for plausibility consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 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 ﻣَﻌﻘُﻮﻟِﻴَّﺔ and pronounced ma3quuliyya.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for plausibility is written ﻣَﻌﻘُﻮﻟِﻴَّﺔ and pronounced ma3quuliyya. It follows the pattern passive participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3uul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3uul and the root letters are 3, q and l, the word becomes ma3quuliyya.
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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