Arabic for insomnia

'araq
ﺃَﺭَﻕ
insomnia – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺃَﺭَﻕ means insomnia. It is pronounced 'araq.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word insomnia consists of three Arabic letters: alif hamza that is written and pronounced ', ra that is written and pronounced r and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in insomnia

ﺃَﺭَﻕ
 
 
ـﺄ
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
 
alif hamza
'
ra
r
qaf
q
 
 
The Arabic word for insomnia consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced ' 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 ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺃَﺭَﻕ and pronounced 'araq.
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 insomnia

fa3al becomes 'araq

We have seen that the Arabic word for insomnia is written ﺃَﺭَﻕ and pronounced 'araq. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are ', r and q, the word becomes 'araq.
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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