Arabic for cinnamon
qirfa
ﻗِﺮﻓَﺔ
cinnamon – feminine singular
ﻗِﺮﻓَﺔ is an Arabic word. The meaning is cinnamon. You pronounce it qirfa.
Category: food
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻕ
ﺭ
ﻑ
The root of the word cinnamon consists of three Arabic letters:
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word cinnamon letter by letter
ﻗِﺮﻓَﺔ
The Arabic word for cinnamon consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. 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 a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻗِﺮﻓَﺔ and pronounced qirfa.
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 cinnamon
fi3la becomes qirfa
We have seen that the Arabic word for cinnamon is written ﻗِﺮﻓَﺔ and pronounced qirfa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3la and the root letters are q, r and f, the word becomes qirfa.
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 fi3la and the root letters are q, r and f, the word becomes qirfa.
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