Arabic for mourning, weeping

nuwaaH
ﻧُﻮَﺍﺡ
mourning, weeping – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻧُﻮَﺍﺡ means mourning, weeping. It is pronounced nuwaaH.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word mourning, weeping consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, waw that is written and pronounced w and Ha that is written and pronounced H. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word mourning, weeping letter by letter

ﻧُﻮَﺍﺡ
ﻧـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ـﻮ
ـﺎ
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
 
nun
n
waw
w
alef
Ha
H
 
 
The Arabic word for mourning, weeping 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w 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 and pronounced . The letter Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻧُﻮَﺍﺡ and pronounced nuwaaH.
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The pattern for mourning, weeping

fu3aal becomes nuwaaH

We have seen that the Arabic word for mourning, weeping is written ﻧُﻮَﺍﺡ and pronounced nuwaaH. 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, w and H, the word becomes nuwaaH.
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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