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Important letters: ﺏ ﻥ ﺕ

The root of the word girl consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b, nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word girl letter by letter

ﺑِﻨﺖ

ﺑـ

ـﻨـ

ـﺖ

ﺑـ

ـﻨـ

ـﺖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

beh

nun

The Arabic word for girl consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺑِﻨﺖ and pronounced bint.

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 girl

fi3l becomes bint

We have seen that the Arabic word for girl is written ﺑِﻨﺖ and pronounced bint. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are b, n and t, the word becomes bint.
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

Words with the same pattern as girl

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