Arabic for spring

nab3
ﻧَﺒﻊ
spring – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻧَﺒﻊ means spring. It is pronounced nab3.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word spring consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, beh that is written and pronounced b and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word spring letter by letter

ﻧَﺒﻊ
ﻧـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻊ
 
ﻧـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻊ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
nun
n
beh
b
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for spring consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n 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 letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﺒﻊ and pronounced nab3.
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 spring

fa3l becomes nab3

We have seen that the Arabic word for spring is written ﻧَﺒﻊ and pronounced nab3. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are n, b and 3, the word becomes nab3.
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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