Arabic for defence

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

The Arabic word for defence 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. 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 a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺩِﻓَﺎﻉ and pronounced difaa3.

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 defence is written ﺩِﻓَﺎﻉ and pronounced difaa3. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aal and the root letters are d, f and 3, the word becomes difaa3.
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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