Arabic for story

Hikaaya
ﺣِﻜَﺎﻳَﺔ
story – feminine singular

ﺣِﻜَﺎﻳَﺔ is an Arabic word. The meaning is story. You pronounce it Hikaaya.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word story

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Important letters:
The root of the word story consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written and pronounced H, kaf that is written and pronounced k and ya that is written and pronounced y. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to story

All letters in story

ﺣِﻜَﺎﻳَﺔ
ﺣـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺣـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺔ
 
Ha
H
kaf
k
alef
ya
y
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for story consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y 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 ﺣِﻜَﺎﻳَﺔ and pronounced Hikaaya.
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 story

fi3aala becomes Hikaaya

We have seen that the Arabic word for story is written ﺣِﻜَﺎﻳَﺔ and pronounced Hikaaya. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aala and the root letters are H, k and y, the word becomes Hikaaya.
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 story