Arabic for sitting

The root of the word sitting consists of the three Arabic letters jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l och sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for sitting consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w. The letter sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺟُﻠُﻮﺱ and pronounced juluus.

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 sitting is written ﺟُﻠُﻮﺱ and pronounced juluus. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3uul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3uul and the root letters are j, l and s, the word becomes juluus.
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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