Arabic for desolate

qafr
ﻗَﻔﺮ
desolate – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻗَﻔﺮ means desolate. It is pronounced qafr.

Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word desolate consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, fa that is written and pronounced f and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of desolate

ﻗَﻔﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺮ
 
qaf
q
fa
f
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for desolate consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻔﺮ and pronounced qafr.
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 desolate

fa3l becomes qafr

We have seen that the Arabic word for desolate is written ﻗَﻔﺮ and pronounced qafr. 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 q, f and r, the word becomes qafr.
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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