Arabic for distance

bi3aad
ﺑِﻌَﺎﺩ
distance – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺑِﻌَﺎﺩ means distance. It is pronounced bi3aad.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The letters of distance

ﺑِﻌَﺎﺩ
ﺑـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺑـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺎ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺎ
ـﺪ
 
beh
b
ayn
3
alef
dal
d
 
 
The Arabic word for distance consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 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 ﺑِﻌَﺎﺩ and pronounced bi3aad.
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 distance

fi3aal becomes bi3aad

We have seen that the Arabic word for distance is written ﺑِﻌَﺎﺩ and pronounced bi3aad. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. 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 b, 3 and d, the word becomes bi3aad.
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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