Arabic for weakness

Du3f
ﺿُﻌﻒ
weakness – masculine singular

ﺿُﻌﻒ is an Arabic word. The meaning is weakness. You pronounce it Du3f.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word weakness consists of three Arabic letters: Dad that is written and pronounced D, ayn that is written and pronounced 3 and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word weakness letter by letter

ﺿُﻌﻒ
ﺿـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺿـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺿـ
ـﻀـ
ـﺾ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
Dad
D
ayn
3
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for weakness consists of: The letter Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ﺿـ ) and pronounced D 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺿُﻌﻒ and pronounced Du3f.
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 weakness

fu3l becomes Du3f

We have seen that the Arabic word for weakness is written ﺿُﻌﻒ and pronounced Du3f. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3l and the root letters are D, 3 and f, the word becomes Du3f.
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 weakness