Arabic for mutual

The root of the word mutual consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b, dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for mutual consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d 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 lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﺘَﺒَﺎﺩَﻝ and pronounced mutabaadal.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for mutual is written ﻣُﺘَﺒَﺎﺩَﻝ and pronounced mutabaadal. It follows the pattern passive participle form 6. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mutafaa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mutafaa3al and the root letters are b, d and l, the word becomes mutabaadal.
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