Arabic for buffet, cafeteria

maqSaf
ﻣَﻘﺼَﻒ
buffet, cafeteria – masculine singular

ﻣَﻘﺼَﻒ is an Arabic word. The meaning is buffet, cafeteria. You pronounce it maqSaf.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: time and place noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word buffet, cafeteria consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, Sad that is written and pronounced S and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word buffet, cafeteria letter by letter

ﻣَﻘﺼَﻒ
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺼـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺼـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
mim
m
qaf
q
Sad
S
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for buffet, cafeteria consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻘﺼَﻒ and pronounced maqSaf.
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 buffet, cafeteria

maf3al becomes maqSaf

We have seen that the Arabic word for buffet, cafeteria is written ﻣَﻘﺼَﻒ and pronounced maqSaf. It follows the pattern time and place noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are q, S and f, the word becomes maqSaf.
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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