Arabic for chaff

tibn
ﺗِﺒﻦ
chaff – masculine singular

The Arabic word for chaff is pronounced tibn and written ﺗِﺒﻦ.

Category: botany
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word chaff consists of three Arabic letters: ta that is written and pronounced t, beh that is written and pronounced b and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word chaff letter by letter

ﺗِﺒﻦ
ﺗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺒـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
ta
t
beh
b
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for chaff consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. 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 ﺗِﺒﻦ and pronounced tibn.
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 chaff

fi3l becomes tibn

We have seen that the Arabic word for chaff is written ﺗِﺒﻦ and pronounced tibn. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are t, b and n, the word becomes tibn.
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 chaff