Arabic for person

mar'
ﻣَﺮﺀ
person – masculine singular

The Arabic word for person is pronounced mar' and written ﻣَﺮﺀ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word person

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Important letters:
The root of the word person consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written and pronounced m, ra that is written and pronounced r and alif hamza that is written and pronounced '. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of person

ﻣَﺮﺀ
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺮ
 
mim
m
ra
r
hamza
'
 
 
The Arabic word for person consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The letter hamza that is written ﺀ and pronounced ' and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺮﺀ and pronounced mar'.
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 person

fa3l becomes mar'

We have seen that the Arabic word for person is written ﻣَﺮﺀ and pronounced mar'. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are m, r and ', the word becomes mar'.
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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