Arabic for heap

rukaam
ﺭُﻛَﺎﻡ
heap – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺭُﻛَﺎﻡ means heap. It is pronounced rukaam.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The word heap letter by letter

ﺭُﻛَﺎﻡ
ﻛـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺎ
 
ـﺮ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺎ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
ra
r
kaf
k
alef
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for heap consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺭُﻛَﺎﻡ and pronounced rukaam.
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 heap

fu3aal becomes rukaam

We have seen that the Arabic word for heap is written ﺭُﻛَﺎﻡ and pronounced rukaam. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3aal and the root letters are r, k and m, the word becomes rukaam.
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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