Arabic for happiness

The root of the word happiness consists of the three Arabic letters sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 och dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for happiness 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 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 dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d 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 and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻌَﺎﺩَﺓ and pronounced sa3aada.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for happiness is written ﺳَﻌَﺎﺩَﺓ and pronounced sa3aada. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3aala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3aala and the root letters are s, 3 and d, the word becomes sa3aada.
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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