Arabic for roof

saqf
ﺳَﻘﻒ
roof – masculine singular

The Arabic word for roof is pronounced saqf and written ﺳَﻘﻒ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word roof

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Important letters:
The root of the word roof consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, qaf that is written and pronounced q and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word roof letter by letter

ﺳَﻘﻒ
ﺳـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺳـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
sin
s
qaf
q
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for roof consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻘﻒ and pronounced saqf.
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 roof

fa3l becomes saqf

We have seen that the Arabic word for roof is written ﺳَﻘﻒ and pronounced saqf. 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 s, q and f, the word becomes saqf.
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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