Arabic for lethargy, sleepiness

nu3aas
ﻧُﻌَﺎﺱ
lethargy, sleepiness – masculine singular

ﻧُﻌَﺎﺱ is an Arabic word. The meaning is lethargy, sleepiness. You pronounce it nu3aas.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The letters of lethargy, sleepiness

ﻧُﻌَﺎﺱ
ﻧـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
 
nun
n
ayn
3
alef
sin
s
 
 
The Arabic word for lethargy, sleepiness consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 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 sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧُﻌَﺎﺱ and pronounced nu3aas.
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 lethargy, sleepiness

fu3aal becomes nu3aas

We have seen that the Arabic word for lethargy, sleepiness is written ﻧُﻌَﺎﺱ and pronounced nu3aas. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3aal and the root letters are n, 3 and s, the word becomes nu3aas.
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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