Arabic for education

The root of the word education consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for education consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l 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 ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻌﻠِﻴﻢ and pronounced ta3liim.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for education is written ﺗَﻌﻠِﻴﻢ and pronounced ta3liim. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure taf3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is taf3iil and the root letters are 3, l and m, the word becomes ta3liim.
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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