Arabic for ancient

3atiiq
ﻋَﺘِﻴﻖ
ancient – masculine singular

The Arabic word for ancient is pronounced 3atiiq and written ﻋَﺘِﻴﻖ.

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Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word ancient

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Important letters:
The root of the word ancient consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, ta that is written and pronounced t and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word ancient letter by letter

ﻋَﺘِﻴﻖ
ﻋـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻖ
 
ﻋـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻖ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
 
ayn
3
ta
t
ya
y
qaf
q
 
 
The Arabic word for ancient consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﺘِﻴﻖ and pronounced 3atiiq.
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The pattern for ancient

fa3iil becomes 3atiiq

We have seen that the Arabic word for ancient is written ﻋَﺘِﻴﻖ and pronounced 3atiiq. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are 3, t and q, the word becomes 3atiiq.
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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