Arabic for thousand
'alf
ﺃَﻟﻒ
thousand – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﺃَﻟﻒ means thousand. It is pronounced 'alf.
Part of speech: numeral. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word thousand
It was loaded with thousand wonderfully fragrant oranges.5
I will kiss you a thousand times without getting tired.5
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Important letters:
ﺃ
ﻝ
ﻑ
The root of the word thousand consists of three Arabic letters:
alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced ',
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to thousand
The word thousand letter by letter
ﺃَﻟﻒ
The Arabic word for thousand consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced ' 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 ﺃَﻟﻒ and pronounced 'alf.
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 thousand
fa3l becomes 'alf
We have seen that the Arabic word for thousand is written ﺃَﻟﻒ and pronounced 'alf. 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 ', l and f, the word becomes 'alf.
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
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are ', l and f, the word becomes 'alf.
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