Arabic for dawn

fajr
ﻓَﺠﺮ
dawn – masculine singular

The Arabic word for dawn is pronounced fajr and written ﻓَﺠﺮ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word dawn

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

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The word dawn letter by letter

ﻓَﺠﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻓـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ـﺮ
 
fa
f
jim
j
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for dawn consists of: 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻓَﺠﺮ and pronounced fajr.
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 dawn

fa3l becomes fajr

We have seen that the Arabic word for dawn is written ﻓَﺠﺮ and pronounced fajr. 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 f, j and r, the word becomes fajr.
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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