Arabic for star

najma
ﻧَﺠﻤَﺔ
star – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻧَﺠﻤَﺔ means star. It is pronounced najma.

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The Arabic word word for star can also be conjugated:

nujuum
ﻧُﺠُﻮﻡ
star – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word star consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, jim that is written and pronounced j and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of star

ﻧَﺠﻤَﺔ
ﻧـ
ـﺠـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﺠـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺔ
 
nun
n
jim
j
mim
m
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for star 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 ﻧَﺠﻤَﺔ and pronounced najma.
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 star

fa3la becomes najma

We have seen that the Arabic word for star is written ﻧَﺠﻤَﺔ and pronounced najma. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3la and the root letters are n, j and m, the word becomes najma.
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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