Arabic for stringed instrument

mi3zaf
ﻣِﻌﺰَﻑ
stringed instrument – masculine singular

The Arabic word for stringed instrument is pronounced mi3zaf and written ﻣِﻌﺰَﻑ.

Category: music
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: instrument noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word stringed instrument consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, zayn that is written and pronounced z and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in stringed instrument

ﻣِﻌﺰَﻑ
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺰ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺰ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺰ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
mim
m
ayn
3
zayn
z
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for stringed instrument consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z 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 and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣِﻌﺰَﻑ and pronounced mi3zaf.
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 stringed instrument

mif3al becomes mi3zaf

We have seen that the Arabic word for stringed instrument is written ﻣِﻌﺰَﻑ and pronounced mi3zaf. It follows the pattern instrument noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mif3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mif3al and the root letters are 3, z and f, the word becomes mi3zaf.
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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