Arabic for heart

The root of the word heart consists of the three Arabic letters qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l och beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for heart consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻠﺐ and pronounced qalb.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for heart is written ﻗَﻠﺐ and pronounced qalb. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are q, l and b, the word becomes qalb.
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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