Arabic for barber

muzayyin
ﻣُﺰَﻳِّﻦ
barber – masculine singular

The Arabic word for barber is pronounced muzayyin and written ﻣُﺰَﻳِّﻦ.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: active participle

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

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All letters in barber

ﻣُﺰَﻳِّﻦ
ﻣـ
ـﺰ
ﻳـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺰ
ﻳـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺰ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
mim
m
zayn
z
ya
y
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for barber consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter zayn that is written ﺯ ( here ـﺰ ) and pronounced z 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﺰَﻳِّﻦ and pronounced muzayyin.
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The pattern for barber

mufa33il becomes muzayyin

We have seen that the Arabic word for barber is written ﻣُﺰَﻳِّﻦ and pronounced muzayyin. It follows the pattern active participle form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mufa33il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mufa33il and the root letters are z, y and n, the word becomes muzayyin.
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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