Arabic for death

Hatf
ﺣَﺘﻒ
death – masculine singular

ﺣَﺘﻒ is an Arabic word. The meaning is death. You pronounce it Hatf.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word death consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written and pronounced H, ta that is written and pronounced t and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word death letter by letter

ﺣَﺘﻒ
ﺣـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻒ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
Ha
H
ta
t
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for death consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H 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 ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺣَﺘﻒ and pronounced Hatf.
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 death

fa3l becomes Hatf

We have seen that the Arabic word for death is written ﺣَﺘﻒ and pronounced Hatf. 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 H, t and f, the word becomes Hatf.
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

Words with the same pattern as death