Arabic for fearful, reluctant
naafir
ﻧَﺎﻓِﺮ
fearful, reluctant – masculine singular
ﻧَﺎﻓِﺮ is an Arabic word. The meaning is fearful, reluctant. You pronounce it naafir.
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: active participle
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Important letters:
ﻥ
ﻑ
ﺭ
The root of the word fearful, reluctant consists of three Arabic letters:
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n,
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word fearful, reluctant letter by letter
ﻧَﺎﻓِﺮ
The Arabic word for fearful, reluctant consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﺎﻓِﺮ and pronounced naafir.
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 fearful, reluctant
faa3il becomes naafir
We have seen that the Arabic word for fearful, reluctant is written ﻧَﺎﻓِﺮ and pronounced naafir. 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 n, f and r, the word becomes naafir.
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 faa3il and the root letters are n, f and r, the word becomes naafir.
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