Arabic for arid, dry

qaaHil
ﻗَﺎﺣِﻞ
arid, dry – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻗَﺎﺣِﻞ means arid, dry. It is pronounced qaaHil.

Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: active participle

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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 word arid, dry letter by letter

ﻗَﺎﺣِﻞ
ﻗـ
ـﺎ
ﺣـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺎ
ﺣـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ـﺎ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
qaf
q
alef
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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) 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 ﻗَﺎﺣِﻞ and pronounced qaaHil.
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The pattern for arid, dry

faa3il becomes qaaHil

We have seen that the Arabic word for arid, dry is written ﻗَﺎﺣِﻞ and pronounced qaaHil. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are q, H and l, the word becomes qaaHil.
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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