Arabic for unknown

nakir
ﻧَﻜِﺮ
unknown – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻧَﻜِﺮ means unknown. It is pronounced nakir.

The Arabic word word for unknown can also be conjugated:

nakira
ﻧَﻜِﺮَﺓ
unknown – feminine singular
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The word unknown letter by letter

ﻧَﻜِﺮ
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻜـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ـﺮ
 
nun
n
kaf
k
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for unknown 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 a 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 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﻜِﺮ and pronounced nakir.
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 unknown

fa3il becomes nakir

We have seen that the Arabic word for unknown is written ﻧَﻜِﺮ and pronounced nakir. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3il and the root letters are n, k and r, the word becomes nakir.
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 unknown