Arabic for Saturday

The root of the word Saturday consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for Saturday 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺒﺖ and pronounced sabt.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for Saturday is written ﺳَﺒﺖ and pronounced sabt. 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, b and t, the word becomes sabt.
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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