Arabic for question
istifhaam
ﺍِﺳﺘِﻔﻬَﺎﻡ
question – masculine singular
ﺍِﺳﺘِﻔﻬَﺎﻡ is an Arabic word. The meaning is question. You pronounce it istifhaam.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word question
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Important letters:
ﻑ
ﻩ
ﻡ
The root of the word question consists of three Arabic letters:
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f,
ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to question
All letters in question
ﺍِﺳﺘِﻔﻬَﺎﻡ
The Arabic word for question consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under 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 ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) and pronounced h 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 mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﺳﺘِﻔﻬَﺎﻡ and pronounced istifhaam.
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 question
istif3aal becomes istifhaam
We have seen that the Arabic word for question is written ﺍِﺳﺘِﻔﻬَﺎﻡ and pronounced istifhaam. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 10. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure istif3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is istif3aal and the root letters are f, h and m, the word becomes istifhaam.
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
Since the pattern is istif3aal and the root letters are f, h and m, the word becomes istifhaam.
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