Arabic for baptism

3imaad
ﻋِﻤَﺎﺩ
baptism – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻋِﻤَﺎﺩ means baptism. It is pronounced 3imaad.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The letters of baptism

ﻋِﻤَﺎﺩ
ﻋـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ـﺎ
ـﺪ
 
ayn
3
mim
m
alef
dal
d
 
 
The Arabic word for baptism consists of: 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋِﻤَﺎﺩ and pronounced 3imaad.
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 baptism

fi3aal becomes 3imaad

We have seen that the Arabic word for baptism is written ﻋِﻤَﺎﺩ and pronounced 3imaad. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aal and the root letters are 3, m and d, the word becomes 3imaad.
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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