Arabic for usage

isti3maal
ﺍِﺳﺘِﻌﻤَﺎﻝ
usage – masculine singular

The Arabic word for usage is pronounced isti3maal and written ﺍِﺳﺘِﻌﻤَﺎﻝ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word usage

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

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The letters of usage

ﺍِﺳﺘِﻌﻤَﺎﻝ
ﺳـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺎ
 
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺎ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
alef
sin
s
ta
t
ayn
3
mim
m
alef
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for usage consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﺳﺘِﻌﻤَﺎﻝ and pronounced isti3maal.
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 usage

istif3aal becomes isti3maal

We have seen that the Arabic word for usage is written ﺍِﺳﺘِﻌﻤَﺎﻝ and pronounced isti3maal. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure istif3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is istif3aal and the root letters are 3, m and l, the word becomes isti3maal.
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 usage