Arabic for face

The root of the word face consists of the three Arabic letters waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w, jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j och ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for face consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻪ ) and pronounced h and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻭَﺟﻪ and pronounced wajh.

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 face is written ﻭَﺟﻪ and pronounced wajh. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are w, j and h, the word becomes wajh.
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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