Arabic for wax

sham3
ﺷَﻤﻊ
wax – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺷَﻤﻊ means wax. It is pronounced sham3.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word wax

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Important letters:
The root of the word wax consists of three Arabic letters: shin that is written and pronounced sh, mim that is written and pronounced m and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word wax letter by letter

ﺷَﻤﻊ
ﺷـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺷـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺷـ
ـﺸـ
ـﺶ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
shin
sh
mim
m
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for wax consists of: The letter shin that is written ﺵ ( here ﺷـ ) and pronounced sh 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺷَﻤﻊ and pronounced sham3.
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