Arabic for child

The root of the word child consists of the three Arabic letters Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f och lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for child consists of: The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ﻃـ ) and pronounced T 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻃِﻔﻞ and pronounced Tifl.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for child is written ﻃِﻔﻞ and pronounced Tifl. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are T, f and l, the word becomes Tifl.
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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