Arabic for rubbish

kunaasa
ﻛُﻨَﺎﺳَﺔ
rubbish – feminine singular

The Arabic word for rubbish is pronounced kunaasa and written ﻛُﻨَﺎﺳَﺔ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word rubbish consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, nun that is written and pronounced n and sin that is written and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word rubbish letter by letter

ﻛُﻨَﺎﺳَﺔ
ﻛـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺔ
 
kaf
k
nun
n
alef
sin
s
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for rubbish consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻛُﻨَﺎﺳَﺔ and pronounced kunaasa.
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The pattern for rubbish

fu3aala becomes kunaasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for rubbish is written ﻛُﻨَﺎﺳَﺔ and pronounced kunaasa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3aala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3aala and the root letters are k, n and s, the word becomes kunaasa.
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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