Arabic for dissension

fitan
ﻓِﺘَﻦ
dissension – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻓِﺘَﻦ means dissension. It is pronounced fitan.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word dissension consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written and pronounced f, ta that is written and pronounced t and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of dissension

ﻓِﺘَﻦ
ﻓـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻓـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
fa
f
ta
t
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for dissension consists of: The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t 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 ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻓِﺘَﻦ and pronounced fitan.
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 dissension

fi3al becomes fitan

We have seen that the Arabic word for dissension is written ﻓِﺘَﻦ and pronounced fitan. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3al and the root letters are f, t and n, the word becomes fitan.
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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