Arabic for mumps

nukaaf
ﻧُﻜَﺎﻑ
mumps – masculine singular

ﻧُﻜَﺎﻑ is an Arabic word. The meaning is mumps. You pronounce it nukaaf.

Category: medicine
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word mumps consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, kaf that is written and pronounced k and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in mumps

ﻧُﻜَﺎﻑ
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
nun
n
kaf
k
alef
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for mumps consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧُﻜَﺎﻑ and pronounced nukaaf.
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 mumps

fu3aal becomes nukaaf

We have seen that the Arabic word for mumps is written ﻧُﻜَﺎﻑ and pronounced nukaaf. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3aal and the root letters are n, k and f, the word becomes nukaaf.
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

Words with the same pattern as mumps