Arabic for alteration

taqallub
ﺗَﻘَﻠُّﺐ
alteration – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺗَﻘَﻠُّﺐ means alteration. It is pronounced taqallub.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word alteration consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, lam that is written and pronounced l and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word alteration letter by letter

ﺗَﻘَﻠُّﺐ
ﺗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺐ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺐ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
ta
t
qaf
q
lam
l
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for alteration 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻘَﻠُّﺐ and pronounced taqallub.
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The pattern for alteration

tafa33ul becomes taqallub

We have seen that the Arabic word for alteration is written ﺗَﻘَﻠُّﺐ and pronounced taqallub. 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 q, l and b, the word becomes taqallub.
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 alteration