Arabic for illness

suqm
ﺳُﻘﻢ
illness – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺳُﻘﻢ means illness. It is pronounced suqm.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word illness consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, qaf that is written and pronounced q and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of illness

ﺳُﻘﻢ
ﺳـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻢ
 
ﺳـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻢ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
sin
s
qaf
q
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for illness consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳُﻘﻢ and pronounced suqm.
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 illness

fu3l becomes suqm

We have seen that the Arabic word for illness is written ﺳُﻘﻢ and pronounced suqm. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3l and the root letters are s, q and m, the word becomes suqm.
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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