Arabic for elephant

fiil
ﻓِﻴﻞ
elephant – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻓِﻴﻞ means elephant. It is pronounced fiil.

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The Arabic word word for elephant can also be conjugated:

'afyaal
ﺃَﻓﻴَﺎﻝ
elephant – masculine plural
Category: animals
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word elephant

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Important letters:
The root of the word elephant consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written and pronounced f, ya that is written and pronounced y and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word elephant letter by letter

ﻓِﻴﻞ
ﻓـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
fa
f
ya
y
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for elephant consists of: The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻓِﻴﻞ and pronounced fiil.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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