Arabic for Sufi
mutaSawwif
ﻣُﺘَﺼَﻮِّﻑ
Sufi – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﻣُﺘَﺼَﻮِّﻑ means Sufi. It is pronounced mutaSawwif.
Category: religion
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: active participle
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Important letters:
ﺹ
ﻭ
ﻑ
The root of the word Sufi consists of three Arabic letters:
Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S,
waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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All letters in Sufi
ﻣُﺘَﺼَﻮِّﻑ
The Arabic word for Sufi consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w 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 fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﺘَﺼَﻮِّﻑ and pronounced mutaSawwif.
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The pattern for Sufi
mutafa33il becomes mutaSawwif
We have seen that the Arabic word for Sufi is written ﻣُﺘَﺼَﻮِّﻑ and pronounced mutaSawwif. It follows the pattern active participle form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mutafa33il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mutafa33il and the root letters are S, w and f, the word becomes mutaSawwif.
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 mutafa33il and the root letters are S, w and f, the word becomes mutaSawwif.
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