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Important letters: ﻕ ﻡ ﺭ

The root of the word moon consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to moon

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All letters in moon

ﻗَﻤَﺮ

ﻗـ

ـﻤـ

ـﺮ

ﻗـ

ـﻤـ

ـﺮ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

qaf

mim

The Arabic word for moon 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 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻤَﺮ and pronounced qamar.

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 moon

fa3al becomes qamar

We have seen that the Arabic word for moon is written ﻗَﻤَﺮ and pronounced qamar. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are q, m and r, the word becomes qamar.
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

Words with the same pattern as moon

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