Arabic for rotten
3afin
ﻋَﻔِﻦ
rotten – masculine singular
The Arabic word for rotten is pronounced 3afin and written ﻋَﻔِﻦ.
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻉ
ﻑ
ﻥ
The root of the word rotten consists of three Arabic letters:
ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3,
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word rotten letter by letter
ﻋَﻔِﻦ
The Arabic word for rotten consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻔِﻦ and pronounced 3afin.
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 rotten
fa3il becomes 3afin
We have seen that the Arabic word for rotten is written ﻋَﻔِﻦ and pronounced 3afin. 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 3, f and n, the word becomes 3afin.
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 fa3il and the root letters are 3, f and n, the word becomes 3afin.
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