Arabic for jussive

The root of the word jussive consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for jussive consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z 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 waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w. The letter mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺠﺰُﻭﻡ and pronounced majzuum.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for jussive is written ﻣَﺠﺰُﻭﻡ and pronounced majzuum. It follows the pattern passive participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3uul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3uul and the root letters are j, z and m, the word becomes majzuum.
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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