Arabic for drowsy, sleepy
naa3is
ﻧَﺎﻋِﺲ
drowsy, sleepy – masculine singular
The Arabic word for drowsy, sleepy is pronounced naa3is and written ﻧَﺎﻋِﺲ.
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: active participle
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Important letters:
ﻥ
ﻉ
ﺱ
The root of the word drowsy, sleepy consists of three Arabic letters:
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n,
ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 and
sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The letters of drowsy, sleepy
ﻧَﺎﻋِﺲ
The Arabic word for drowsy, sleepy consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧَﺎﻋِﺲ and pronounced naa3is.
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The pattern for drowsy, sleepy
faa3il becomes naa3is
We have seen that the Arabic word for drowsy, sleepy is written ﻧَﺎﻋِﺲ and pronounced naa3is. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are n, 3 and s, the word becomes naa3is.
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
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are n, 3 and s, the word becomes naa3is.
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