Arabic for braid

Dafiira
ﺿَﻔِﻴﺮَﺓ
braid – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﺿَﻔِﻴﺮَﺓ means braid. It is pronounced Dafiira.

The Arabic word word for braid can also be conjugated:

Dafaa'ir
ﺿَﻔَﺎﺋِﺮ
braid – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word braid

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Important letters:
The root of the word braid consists of three Arabic letters: Dad that is written and pronounced D, fa that is written and pronounced f and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word braid letter by letter

ﺿَﻔِﻴﺮَﺓ
ﺿـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺿـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺿـ
ـﻀـ
ـﺾ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺮ
ـﺔ
 
Dad
D
fa
f
ya
y
ra
r
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for braid consists of: The letter Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ﺿـ ) and pronounced D 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺿَﻔِﻴﺮَﺓ and pronounced Dafiira.
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The pattern for braid

fa3iila becomes Dafiira

We have seen that the Arabic word for braid is written ﺿَﻔِﻴﺮَﺓ and pronounced Dafiira. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iila and the root letters are D, f and r, the word becomes Dafiira.
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 braid