Arabic for sail

qil3
ﻗِﻠﻊ
sail – masculine singular

The Arabic word for sail is pronounced qil3 and written ﻗِﻠﻊ.

The Arabic word word for sail can also be conjugated:

quluu3
ﻗُﻠُﻮﻉ
sail – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word sail

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Important letters:
The root of the word sail consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, lam that is written and pronounced l and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to sail

All letters in sail

ﻗِﻠﻊ
ﻗـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻊ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻊ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
qaf
q
lam
l
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for sail 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗِﻠﻊ and pronounced qil3.
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 sail

fi3l becomes qil3

We have seen that the Arabic word for sail is written ﻗِﻠﻊ and pronounced qil3. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are q, l and 3, the word becomes qil3.
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 sail