Arabic for captivity
saby
ﺳَﺒﻲ
captivity – masculine singular
ﺳَﺒﻲ is an Arabic word. The meaning is captivity. You pronounce it saby.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﺱ
ﺏ
ﻱ
The root of the word captivity consists of three Arabic letters:
sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s,
beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and
ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
All letters in captivity
ﺳَﺒﻲ
The Arabic word for captivity consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻲ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺒﻲ and pronounced saby.
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 captivity
fa3l becomes saby
We have seen that the Arabic word for captivity is written ﺳَﺒﻲ and pronounced saby. 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 s, b and y, the word becomes saby.
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
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are s, b and y, the word becomes saby.
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