Arabic for soot
katan
ﻛَﺘَﻦ
soot – masculine singular
ﻛَﺘَﻦ is an Arabic word. The meaning is soot. You pronounce it katan.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻙ
ﺕ
ﻥ
The root of the word soot consists of three Arabic letters:
kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k,
ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t and
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The letters of soot
ﻛَﺘَﻦ
The Arabic word for soot consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 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 ﻛَﺘَﻦ and pronounced katan.
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 soot
fa3al becomes katan
We have seen that the Arabic word for soot is written ﻛَﺘَﻦ and pronounced katan. 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 k, t and n, the word becomes katan.
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
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are k, t and n, the word becomes katan.
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