Arabic for breaking the fast
'ifTaar
ﺇِﻓﻄَﺎﺭ
breaking the fast – masculine singular
The Arabic word for breaking the fast is pronounced 'ifTaar and written ﺇِﻓﻄَﺎﺭ.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Important letters:
ﻑ
ﻁ
ﺭ
The root of the word breaking the fast consists of three Arabic letters:
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f,
Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T and
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to breaking the fast
All letters in breaking the fast
ﺇِﻓﻄَﺎﺭ
The Arabic word for breaking the fast consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺇ and pronounced '. 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 letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) and pronounced T 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 ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺇِﻓﻄَﺎﺭ and pronounced 'ifTaar.
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 breaking the fast
'if3aal becomes 'ifTaar
We have seen that the Arabic word for breaking the fast is written ﺇِﻓﻄَﺎﺭ and pronounced 'ifTaar. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 4. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure 'if3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is 'if3aal and the root letters are f, T and r, the word becomes 'ifTaar.
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 'if3aal and the root letters are f, T and r, the word becomes 'ifTaar.
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