Arabic for basil

rayHaan
ﺭَﻳﺤَﺎﻥ
basil – masculine singular

ﺭَﻳﺤَﺎﻥ is an Arabic word. The meaning is basil. You pronounce it rayHaan.

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Category: food
Part of speech: noun.

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Important letters:
The root of the word basil consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, waw that is written and pronounced w and Ha that is written and pronounced H. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word basil letter by letter

ﺭَﻳﺤَﺎﻥ
ﻳـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻳـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺎ
 
ـﺮ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ـﺎ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
ra
r
ya
y
Ha
H
alef
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for basil consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H. 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 nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Therefore, the word is writen ﺭَﻳﺤَﺎﻥ and pronounced rayHaan.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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