Arabic for contentment

qana3
ﻗَﻨَﻊ
contentment – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻗَﻨَﻊ means contentment. It is pronounced qana3.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The word contentment letter by letter

ﻗَﻨَﻊ
ﻗـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻊ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻊ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
 
qaf
q
nun
n
ayn
3
 
 
The Arabic word for contentment 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) 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 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 ﻗَﻨَﻊ and pronounced qana3.
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The pattern for contentment

fa3al becomes qana3

We have seen that the Arabic word for contentment is written ﻗَﻨَﻊ and pronounced qana3. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are q, n and 3, the word becomes qana3.
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 contentment