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 do not like cowards, I scatter them like a handful of dust.4

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Important letters:
The root of the word handful consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written and pronounced H, fa that is written and pronounced f and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word handful letter by letter

ﺣَﻔﻨَﺔ
ﺣـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺣـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ـﺔ
 
Ha
H
fa
f
nun
n
ta marbuta
 
 
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

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