Arabic for cell, prison

maHbis
ﻣَﺤﺒِﺲ
cell, prison – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣَﺤﺒِﺲ means cell, prison. It is pronounced maHbis.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: time and place noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word cell, prison consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written and pronounced H, beh that is written and pronounced b and sin that is written and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of cell, prison

ﻣَﺤﺒِﺲ
ﻣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
 
mim
m
Ha
H
beh
b
sin
s
 
 
The Arabic word for cell, prison consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺤﺒِﺲ and pronounced maHbis.
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 cell, prison

maf3il becomes maHbis

We have seen that the Arabic word for cell, prison is written ﻣَﺤﺒِﺲ and pronounced maHbis. It follows the pattern time and place noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3il and the root letters are H, b and s, the word becomes maHbis.
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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