Arabic for course

The root of the word course consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for course consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻴﺮ and pronounced sayr.

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 course is written ﺳَﻴﺮ and pronounced sayr. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are s, y and r, the word becomes sayr.
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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