Arabic for theft

sariqa
ﺳَﺮِﻗَﺔ
theft – feminine singular

ﺳَﺮِﻗَﺔ is an Arabic word. The meaning is theft. You pronounce it sariqa.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word theft

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Important letters:
The root of the word theft consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, ra that is written and pronounced r and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word theft letter by letter

ﺳَﺮِﻗَﺔ
ﺳـ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ـﺔ
 
sin
s
ra
r
qaf
q
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for theft consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺮِﻗَﺔ and pronounced sariqa.
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 theft

fa3ila becomes sariqa

We have seen that the Arabic word for theft is written ﺳَﺮِﻗَﺔ and pronounced sariqa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are s, r and q, the word becomes sariqa.
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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