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Important letters: ﻝ ﺡ ﻡ

The root of the word meat consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l, Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to meat

to cling together, hold firmly together

All letters in meat

ﻟَﺤﻢ

ﻟـ

ـﺤـ

ـﻢ

ﻟـ

ـﺤـ

ـﻢ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

lam

mim

The Arabic word for meat consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺤـ ) and pronounced H 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 ﻟَﺤﻢ and pronounced laHm.

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 meat

fa3l becomes laHm

We have seen that the Arabic word for meat is written ﻟَﺤﻢ and pronounced laHm. 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 l, H and m, the word becomes laHm.
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 meat

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