Arabic for sting

The root of the word sting consists of the three Arabic letters lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l, sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s och ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for sting consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻟَﺴﻌَﺔ and pronounced las3a.

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 sting is written ﻟَﺴﻌَﺔ and pronounced las3a. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3la and the root letters are l, s and 3, the word becomes las3a.
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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