Arabic for basket
maqTaf
ﻣَﻘﻄَﻒ
basket – masculine singular
ﻣَﻘﻄَﻒ is an Arabic word. The meaning is basket. You pronounce it maqTaf.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: time and place noun
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Important letters:
ﻕ
ﻁ
ﻑ
The root of the word basket consists of three Arabic letters:
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T and
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word basket letter by letter
ﻣَﻘﻄَﻒ
The Arabic word for basket consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻄـ ) and pronounced T 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 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 ﻣَﻘﻄَﻒ and pronounced maqTaf.
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 basket
maf3al becomes maqTaf
We have seen that the Arabic word for basket is written ﻣَﻘﻄَﻒ and pronounced maqTaf. It follows the pattern time and place noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are q, T and f, the word becomes maqTaf.
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
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are q, T and f, the word becomes maqTaf.
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