Arabic for incentive, motive

daafi3
ﺩَﺍﻓِﻊ
incentive, motive – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺩَﺍﻓِﻊ means incentive, motive. It is pronounced daafi3.

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The Arabic word word for incentive, motive can also be conjugated:

diwaafi3
ﺩِﻭَﺍﻓِﻊ
incentive, motive – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: active participle

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Important letters:
The root of the word incentive, motive consists of three Arabic letters: dal that is written and pronounced d, fa that is written and pronounced f and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word incentive, motive letter by letter

ﺩَﺍﻓِﻊ
ﻓـ
ـﻊ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻊ
 
ـﺪ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
dal
d
alef
fa
f
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for incentive, motive consists of: The letter dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺩَﺍﻓِﻊ and pronounced daafi3.
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 incentive, motive

faa3il becomes daafi3

We have seen that the Arabic word for incentive, motive is written ﺩَﺍﻓِﻊ and pronounced daafi3. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are d, f and 3, the word becomes daafi3.
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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