Arabic for novel

riwaaya
ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺔ
novel – feminine singular

The Arabic word for novel is pronounced riwaaya and written ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺔ.

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The Arabic word word for novel can also be conjugated:

riwaayaat
ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺎﺕ
novel – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word novel consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, waw that is written and pronounced w and ya that is written and pronounced y. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word novel letter by letter

ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺔ
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﺮ
ـﻮ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺔ
 
ra
r
waw
w
alef
ya
y
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for novel consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 and pronounced . The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺔ and pronounced riwaaya.
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 novel

fi3aala becomes riwaaya

We have seen that the Arabic word for novel is written ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺔ and pronounced riwaaya. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aala and the root letters are r, w and y, the word becomes riwaaya.
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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