Arabic for laughter

DaHik
ﺿَﺤِﻚ
laughter – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺿَﺤِﻚ means laughter. It is pronounced DaHik.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word laughter

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Important letters:
The root of the word laughter consists of three Arabic letters: Dad that is written and pronounced D, Ha that is written and pronounced H and kaf that is written and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word laughter letter by letter

ﺿَﺤِﻚ
ﺿـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻚ
 
ﺿـ
ـﺤـ
ـﻚ
 
ﺿـ
ـﻀـ
ـﺾ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
 
Dad
D
Ha
H
kaf
k
 
 
The Arabic word for laughter consists of: The letter Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ﺿـ ) and pronounced D 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻚ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺿَﺤِﻚ and pronounced DaHik.
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 laughter

fa3il becomes DaHik

We have seen that the Arabic word for laughter is written ﺿَﺤِﻚ and pronounced DaHik. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3il and the root letters are D, H and k, the word becomes DaHik.
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 laughter