Arabic for possession

imtilaak
ﺍِﻣﺘِﻠَﺎﻙ
possession – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺍِﻣﺘِﻠَﺎﻙ means possession. It is pronounced imtilaak.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word possession consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written and pronounced m, lam that is written and pronounced l and kaf that is written and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word possession letter by letter

ﺍِﻣﺘِﻠَﺎﻙ
ﻣـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺎ
 
ـﺎ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ـﺎ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
 
alef
mim
m
ta
t
lam
l
alef
kaf
k
 
 
The Arabic word for possession consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﻣﺘِﻠَﺎﻙ and pronounced imtilaak.
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 possession

ifti3aal becomes imtilaak

We have seen that the Arabic word for possession is written ﺍِﻣﺘِﻠَﺎﻙ and pronounced imtilaak. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifti3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifti3aal and the root letters are m, l and k, the word becomes imtilaak.
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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