Arabic for sitting

jaalis
ﺟَﺎﻟِﺲ
sitting – masculine singular

ﺟَﺎﻟِﺲ is an Arabic word. The meaning is sitting. You pronounce it jaalis.

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The Arabic word word for sitting can also be conjugated:

jaalisa
ﺟَﺎﻟِﺴَﺔ
sitting – feminine singular
jaalisaat
ﺟَﺎﻟِﺴَﺎﺕ
sitting – feminine plural
jaalisuuna
ﺟَﺎﻟِﺴُﻮﻥَ
sitting – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: active participle

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Important letters:
The root of the word sitting consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written and pronounced j, lam that is written and pronounced l and sin that is written and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word sitting letter by letter

ﺟَﺎﻟِﺲ
ﺟـ
ـﺎ
ﻟـ
ـﺲ
 
ﺟـ
ـﺎ
ﻟـ
ـﺲ
 
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ـﺎ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
 
jim
j
alef
lam
l
sin
s
 
 
The Arabic word for sitting consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺟَﺎﻟِﺲ and pronounced jaalis.
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 sitting

faa3il becomes jaalis

We have seen that the Arabic word for sitting is written ﺟَﺎﻟِﺲ and pronounced jaalis. 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 j, l and s, the word becomes jaalis.
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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