Arabic for forearm

saa3id
ﺳَﺎﻋِﺪ
forearm – masculine singular

ﺳَﺎﻋِﺪ is an Arabic word. The meaning is forearm. You pronounce it saa3id.

Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: active participle

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Important letters:
The root of the word forearm consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, ayn that is written and pronounced 3 and dal that is written and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of forearm

ﺳَﺎﻋِﺪ
ﺳـ
ـﺎ
ﻋـ
ـﺪ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺎ
ﻋـ
ـﺪ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺎ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺪ
 
sin
s
alef
ayn
3
dal
d
 
 
The Arabic word for forearm 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺎﻋِﺪ and pronounced saa3id.
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 forearm

faa3il becomes saa3id

We have seen that the Arabic word for forearm is written ﺳَﺎﻋِﺪ and pronounced saa3id. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are s, 3 and d, the word becomes saa3id.
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 forearm