Arabic for tribe

qabiila
ﻗَﺒِﻴﻠَﺔ
tribe – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻗَﺒِﻴﻠَﺔ means tribe. It is pronounced qabiila.

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The Arabic word word for tribe can also be conjugated:

qabaa'il
ﻗَﺒَﺎﺋِﻞ
tribe – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word tribe consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, beh that is written and pronounced b and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of tribe

ﻗَﺒِﻴﻠَﺔ
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ـﺔ
 
qaf
q
beh
b
ya
y
lam
l
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for tribe consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺒِﻴﻠَﺔ and pronounced qabiila.
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The pattern for tribe

fa3iila becomes qabiila

We have seen that the Arabic word for tribe is written ﻗَﺒِﻴﻠَﺔ and pronounced qabiila. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iila and the root letters are q, b and l, the word becomes qabiila.
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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