Arabic for cellar, underground shelter

qabw
ﻗَﺒﻮ
cellar, underground shelter – masculine singular

ﻗَﺒﻮ is an Arabic word. The meaning is cellar, underground shelter. You pronounce it qabw.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word cellar, underground shelter consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, beh that is written and pronounced b and waw that is written and pronounced w. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word cellar, underground shelter letter by letter

ﻗَﺒﻮ
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﻮ
 
qaf
q
beh
b
waw
w
 
 
The Arabic word for cellar, underground shelter consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺒﻮ and pronounced qabw.
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 cellar, underground shelter

fa3l becomes qabw

We have seen that the Arabic word for cellar, underground shelter is written ﻗَﺒﻮ and pronounced qabw. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are q, b and w, the word becomes qabw.
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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