Arabic for shopping

The root of the word shopping consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for shopping consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﺴَﻮُّﻕ and pronounced tasawwuq.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for shopping is written ﺗَﺴَﻮُّﻕ and pronounced tasawwuq. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ul and the root letters are s, w and q, the word becomes tasawwuq.
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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