Arabic for distinction

tamyiiz
ﺗَﻤﻴِﻴﺰ
distinction – masculine singular

ﺗَﻤﻴِﻴﺰ is an Arabic word. The meaning is distinction. You pronounce it tamyiiz.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word distinction consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written and pronounced m, ya that is written and pronounced y and zayn that is written and pronounced z. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of distinction

ﺗَﻤﻴِﻴﺰ
ﺗـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺰ
 
ﺗـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺰ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺰ
 
ta
t
mim
m
ya
y
ya
y
zayn
z
 
 
The Arabic word for distinction consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻤﻴِﻴﺰ and pronounced tamyiiz.
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 distinction

taf3iil becomes tamyiiz

We have seen that the Arabic word for distinction is written ﺗَﻤﻴِﻴﺰ and pronounced tamyiiz. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure taf3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is taf3iil and the root letters are m, y and z, the word becomes tamyiiz.
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 distinction