Arabic for seventh

saabi3
ﺳَﺎﺑِﻊ
seventh – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺳَﺎﺑِﻊ means seventh. It is pronounced saabi3.

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Part of speech: numeral. Pattern: active participle

Using the word seventh

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Important letters:
The root of the word seventh consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, beh that is written and pronounced b and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of seventh

ﺳَﺎﺑِﻊ
ﺳـ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﻊ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
sin
s
alef
beh
b
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for seventh 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺎﺑِﻊ and pronounced saabi3.
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The pattern for seventh

faa3il becomes saabi3

We have seen that the Arabic word for seventh is written ﺳَﺎﺑِﻊ and pronounced saabi3. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are s, b and 3, the word becomes saabi3.
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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