Arabic for paper

waraqiyy
ﻭَﺭَﻗِﻲّ
paper – masculine singular

ﻭَﺭَﻗِﻲّ is an Arabic word. The meaning is paper. You pronounce it waraqiyy.

The Arabic word word for paper can also be conjugated:

waraqiyya
ﻭَﺭَﻗِﻴَّﺔ
paper – feminine singular
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word paper

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Important letters:
The root of the word paper consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written and pronounced w, ra that is written and pronounced r and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of paper

ﻭَﺭَﻗِﻲّ
ﻗـ
ـﻲ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻲ
 
ـﻮ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
 
waw
w
ra
r
qaf
q
ya
y
 
 
The Arabic word for paper consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 and pronounced r 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻲ ) and pronounced y. Therefore, the word is writen ﻭَﺭَﻗِﻲّ and pronounced waraqiyy.
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 paper

fa3al becomes waraqiyy

We have seen that the Arabic word for paper is written ﻭَﺭَﻗِﻲّ and pronounced waraqiyy. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are w, r and q, the word becomes waraqiyy.
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 paper