Arabic for friend

The root of the word friend consists of the three Arabic letters Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S, dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d och qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for friend consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺻَﺪِﻳﻖ and pronounced Sadiiq.

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 friend is written ﺻَﺪِﻳﻖ and pronounced Sadiiq. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are S, d and q, the word becomes Sadiiq.
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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