Arabic for grueling

The root of the word grueling consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, ha that is written ﻩ and pronounced h and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for grueling 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ـﻬـ ) and pronounced h 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﺠﻬِﺪ and pronounced mujhid.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for grueling is written ﻣُﺠﻬِﺪ and pronounced mujhid. It follows the pattern active participle form 4. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure muf3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is muf3il and the root letters are j, h and d, the word becomes mujhid.
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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