Arabic for eyelid

jufn
ﺟُﻔﻦ
eyelid – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺟُﻔﻦ means eyelid. It is pronounced jufn.

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The Arabic word word for eyelid can also be conjugated:

'ajfaan
ﺃَﺟﻔَﺎﻥ
eyelid – masculine plural
Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word eyelid consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written and pronounced j, fa that is written and pronounced f and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

All letters in eyelid

ﺟُﻔﻦ
ﺟـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺟـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
jim
j
fa
f
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for eyelid consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. 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 ﺟُﻔﻦ and pronounced jufn.
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 eyelid

fu3l becomes jufn

We have seen that the Arabic word for eyelid is written ﺟُﻔﻦ and pronounced jufn. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3l and the root letters are j, f and n, the word becomes jufn.
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

Words with the same pattern as eyelid