Arabic for prosody

The root of the word prosody consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and Dad that is written ﺽ and pronounced D. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for prosody 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w. The letter Dad that is written ﺽ and pronounced D and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﺮُﻭﺽ and pronounced 3aruuD.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for prosody is written ﻋَﺮُﻭﺽ and pronounced 3aruuD. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3uul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3uul and the root letters are 3, r and D, the word becomes 3aruuD.
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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