Arabic for arid, dry

qaHil
ﻗَﺤِﻞ
arid, dry – masculine singular

ﻗَﺤِﻞ is an Arabic word. The meaning is arid, dry. You pronounce it qaHil.

Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word arid, dry consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, Ha that is written and pronounced H and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of arid, dry

ﻗَﺤِﻞ
ﻗـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
qaf
q
Ha
H
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for arid, dry consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺤِﻞ and pronounced qaHil.
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 arid, dry

fa3il becomes qaHil

We have seen that the Arabic word for arid, dry is written ﻗَﺤِﻞ and pronounced qaHil. 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 q, H and l, the word becomes qaHil.
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 arid, dry