Arabic for preference

tafDiil
ﺗَﻔﻀِﻴﻞ
preference – masculine singular

ﺗَﻔﻀِﻴﻞ is an Arabic word. The meaning is preference. You pronounce it tafDiil.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word preference consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written and pronounced f, Dad that is written and pronounced D and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to preference

All letters in preference

ﺗَﻔﻀِﻴﻞ
ﺗـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻀـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻞ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻀـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻞ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﺿـ
ـﻀـ
ـﺾ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
ta
t
fa
f
Dad
D
ya
y
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for preference 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The letter Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ـﻀـ ) and pronounced D 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻔﻀِﻴﻞ and pronounced tafDiil.
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 preference

taf3iil becomes tafDiil

We have seen that the Arabic word for preference is written ﺗَﻔﻀِﻴﻞ and pronounced tafDiil. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure taf3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is taf3iil and the root letters are f, D and l, the word becomes tafDiil.
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 preference