Arabic for province

wilaaya
ﻭِﻟَﺎﻳَﺔ
province – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻭِﻟَﺎﻳَﺔ means province. It is pronounced wilaaya.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word province consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written and pronounced w, lam that is written and pronounced l and ya that is written and pronounced y. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in province

ﻭِﻟَﺎﻳَﺔ
ﻟـ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻟـ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﻮ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺔ
 
waw
w
lam
l
alef
ya
y
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for province 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻭِﻟَﺎﻳَﺔ and pronounced wilaaya.
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The pattern for province

fi3aala becomes wilaaya

We have seen that the Arabic word for province is written ﻭِﻟَﺎﻳَﺔ and pronounced wilaaya. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aala and the root letters are w, l and y, the word becomes wilaaya.
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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