Arabic for handful
Hafna
ﺣَﻔﻨَﺔ
handful – feminine singular
The Arabic word for handful is pronounced Hafna and written ﺣَﻔﻨَﺔ.
The Arabic word word for handful can also be conjugated:
Hafnaat
ﺣَﻔﻨَﺎﺕ
handful – feminine plural
Category: measure
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word handful
I gave the hen a handful of wheat.
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Important letters:
ﺡ
ﻑ
ﻥ
The root of the word handful consists of three Arabic letters:
Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H,
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word handful letter by letter
ﺣَﻔﻨَﺔ
The Arabic word for handful consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺣَﻔﻨَﺔ and pronounced Hafna.
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 handful
fa3la becomes Hafna
We have seen that the Arabic word for handful is written ﺣَﻔﻨَﺔ and pronounced Hafna. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3la and the root letters are H, f and n, the word becomes Hafna.
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 fa3la and the root letters are H, f and n, the word becomes Hafna.
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