Arabic for opposite

maqluub
ﻣَﻘﻠُﻮﺏ
opposite – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣَﻘﻠُﻮﺏ means opposite. It is pronounced maqluub.

Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: passive participle

Using the word opposite

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

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The word opposite letter by letter

ﻣَﻘﻠُﻮﺏ
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ـﻮ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
mim
m
qaf
q
lam
l
waw
w
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for opposite consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. 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 u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w. The letter beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻘﻠُﻮﺏ and pronounced maqluub.
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The pattern for opposite

maf3uul becomes maqluub

We have seen that the Arabic word for opposite is written ﻣَﻘﻠُﻮﺏ and pronounced maqluub. It follows the pattern passive participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3uul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3uul and the root letters are q, l and b, the word becomes maqluub.
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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