Arabic for friday

The root of the word friday consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m and ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for friday consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 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 ﺟُﻤﻌَﺔ and pronounced jum3a.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for friday is written ﺟُﻤﻌَﺔ and pronounced jum3a. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3la and the root letters are j, m and 3, the word becomes jum3a.
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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