Arabic for waiting

The root of the word waiting consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n, Za that is written ﻅ and pronounced Z and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for waiting consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Za that is written ﻅ ( here ـﻈـ ) and pronounced Z 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﻨﺘَﻈِﺮ and pronounced muntaZir.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for waiting is written ﻣُﻨﺘَﻈِﺮ and pronounced muntaZir. It follows the pattern active participle form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mufta3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mufta3il and the root letters are n, Z and r, the word becomes muntaZir.
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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