Arabic for pen
qalam
ﻗَﻠَﻢ
pen – maskulinum singular
The Arabic word for pen is pronounced qalam and written ﻗَﻠَﻢ.
The Arabic word word for pen can also be conjugated:
'aqlaam
ﺃَﻗﻠَﺎﻡ
pen – maskulinum plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word pen
Important letters:
ﻕ
ﻝ
ﻡ
The root of the word pen consists of the three Arabic letters
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l och
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
All letters in pen
ﻗَﻠَﻢ
The Arabic word for pen 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 short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻠَﻢ and pronounced qalam.
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 pen
fa3al becomes qalam
We have seen that the Arabic word for pen is written ﻗَﻠَﻢ and pronounced qalam. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are q, l and m, the word becomes qalam.
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
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are q, l and m, the word becomes qalam.
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