Arabic for shovel, spade
rafsh
ﺭَﻓﺶ
shovel, spade – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﺭَﻓﺶ means shovel, spade. It is pronounced rafsh.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﺭ
ﻑ
ﺵ
The root of the word shovel, spade consists of three Arabic letters:
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r,
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and
shin that is written ﺵ and pronounced sh.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
The word shovel, spade letter by letter
ﺭَﻓﺶ
The Arabic word for shovel, spade consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The letter shin that is written ﺵ ( here ـﺶ ) and pronounced sh and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺭَﻓﺶ and pronounced rafsh.
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 shovel, spade
fa3l becomes rafsh
We have seen that the Arabic word for shovel, spade is written ﺭَﻓﺶ and pronounced rafsh. 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 r, f and sh, the word becomes rafsh.
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 r, f and sh, the word becomes rafsh.
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