Arabic for flax
kattaan
ﻛَﺘَّﺎﻥ
flax – masculine singular
ﻛَﺘَّﺎﻥ is an Arabic word. The meaning is flax. You pronounce it kattaan.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: profession
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Important letters:
ﻙ
ﺕ
ﻥ
The root of the word flax 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 word flax letter by letter
ﻛَﺘَّﺎﻥ
The Arabic word for flax 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻛَﺘَّﺎﻥ and pronounced kattaan.
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 flax
fa33aal becomes kattaan
We have seen that the Arabic word for flax is written ﻛَﺘَّﺎﻥ and pronounced kattaan. It follows the pattern profession. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33aal and the root letters are k, t and n, the word becomes kattaan.
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 fa33aal and the root letters are k, t and n, the word becomes kattaan.
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