Arabic for friendship

SuHba
ﺻُﺤﺒَﺔ
friendship – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﺻُﺤﺒَﺔ means friendship. It is pronounced SuHba.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word friendship consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, Ha that is written and pronounced H and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word friendship letter by letter

ﺻُﺤﺒَﺔ
ﺻـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺔ
 
Sad
S
Ha
H
beh
b
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for friendship consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺻُﺤﺒَﺔ and pronounced SuHba.
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 friendship

fu3la becomes SuHba

We have seen that the Arabic word for friendship is written ﺻُﺤﺒَﺔ and pronounced SuHba. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3la and the root letters are S, H and b, the word becomes SuHba.
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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