Arabic for capability

tamakkun
ﺗَﻤَﻜُّﻦ
capability – masculine singular

ﺗَﻤَﻜُّﻦ is an Arabic word. The meaning is capability. You pronounce it tamakkun.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word capability consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written and pronounced m, kaf that is written and pronounced k and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word capability letter by letter

ﺗَﻤَﻜُّﻦ
ﺗـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
ta
t
mim
m
kaf
k
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for capability consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻤَﻜُّﻦ and pronounced tamakkun.
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 capability

tafa33ul becomes tamakkun

We have seen that the Arabic word for capability is written ﺗَﻤَﻜُّﻦ and pronounced tamakkun. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ul and the root letters are m, k and n, the word becomes tamakkun.
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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