Arabic for sleep
nawm
ﻧَﻮﻡ
sleep – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﻧَﻮﻡ means sleep. It is pronounced nawm.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word sleep
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Important letters:
ﻥ
ﻭ
ﻡ
The root of the word sleep consists of three Arabic letters:
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n,
waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to sleep
The word sleep letter by letter
ﻧَﻮﻡ
The Arabic word for sleep consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The letter mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﻮﻡ and pronounced nawm.
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 sleep
fa3l becomes nawm
We have seen that the Arabic word for sleep is written ﻧَﻮﻡ and pronounced nawm. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are n, w and m, the word becomes nawm.
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
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are n, w and m, the word becomes nawm.
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