Arabic for darkness
3atama
ﻋَﺘَﻤَﺔ
darkness – feminine singular
The Arabic word for darkness is pronounced 3atama and written ﻋَﺘَﻤَﺔ.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻉ
ﺕ
ﻡ
The root of the word darkness consists of three Arabic letters:
ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3,
ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The letters of darkness
ﻋَﺘَﻤَﺔ
The Arabic word for darkness 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﺘَﻤَﺔ and pronounced 3atama.
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 darkness
fa3ala becomes 3atama
We have seen that the Arabic word for darkness is written ﻋَﺘَﻤَﺔ and pronounced 3atama. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are 3, t and m, the word becomes 3atama.
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 fa3ala and the root letters are 3, t and m, the word becomes 3atama.
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