Arabic for elbow

mirfaq
ﻣِﺮﻓَﻖ
elbow – masculine singular

ﻣِﺮﻓَﻖ is an Arabic word. The meaning is elbow. You pronounce it mirfaq.

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The Arabic word word for elbow can also be conjugated:

maraafiq
ﻣَﺮَﺍﻓِﻖ
elbow – masculine plural
Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: instrument noun

Using the word elbow

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Important letters:
The root of the word elbow consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, fa that is written and pronounced f and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of elbow

ﻣِﺮﻓَﻖ
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﻖ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﻖ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
 
mim
m
ra
r
fa
f
qaf
q
 
 
The Arabic word for elbow consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣِﺮﻓَﻖ and pronounced mirfaq.
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 elbow

mif3al becomes mirfaq

We have seen that the Arabic word for elbow is written ﻣِﺮﻓَﻖ and pronounced mirfaq. It follows the pattern instrument noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mif3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mif3al and the root letters are r, f and q, the word becomes mirfaq.
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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