Arabic for jest
3abath
ﻋَﺒَﺚ
jest – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﻋَﺒَﺚ means jest. It is pronounced 3abath.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻉ
ﺏ
ﺙ
The root of the word jest consists of three Arabic letters:
ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3,
beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and
tha that is written ﺙ and pronounced th.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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All letters in jest
ﻋَﺒَﺚ
The Arabic word for jest 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 tha that is written ﺙ ( here ـﺚ ) and pronounced th and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﺒَﺚ and pronounced 3abath.
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 jest
fa3al becomes 3abath
We have seen that the Arabic word for jest is written ﻋَﺒَﺚ and pronounced 3abath. 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 3, b and th, the word becomes 3abath.
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
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are 3, b and th, the word becomes 3abath.
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