Arabic for scoop, shovel

mijraaf
ﻣِﺠﺮَﺍﻑ
scoop, shovel – masculine singular

The Arabic word for scoop, shovel is pronounced mijraaf and written ﻣِﺠﺮَﺍﻑ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: instrument noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word scoop, shovel consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written and pronounced j, ra that is written and pronounced r and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word scoop, shovel letter by letter

ﻣِﺠﺮَﺍﻑ
ﻣـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ـﺮ
ـﺎ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
mim
m
jim
j
ra
r
alef
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for scoop, shovel 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . 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 ﻣِﺠﺮَﺍﻑ and pronounced mijraaf.
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 scoop, shovel

mif3aal becomes mijraaf

We have seen that the Arabic word for scoop, shovel is written ﻣِﺠﺮَﺍﻑ and pronounced mijraaf. It follows the pattern instrument noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mif3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mif3aal and the root letters are j, r and f, the word becomes mijraaf.
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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