Arabic for chief, chieftain
qayl
ﻗَﻴﻞ
chief, chieftain – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﻗَﻴﻞ means chief, chieftain. It is pronounced qayl.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻕ
ﻱ
ﻝ
The root of the word chief, chieftain consists of three Arabic letters:
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y and
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word chief, chieftain letter by letter
ﻗَﻴﻞ
The Arabic word for chief, chieftain 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻴﻞ and pronounced qayl.
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 chief, chieftain
fa3l becomes qayl
We have seen that the Arabic word for chief, chieftain is written ﻗَﻴﻞ and pronounced qayl. 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, y and l, the word becomes qayl.
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
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are q, y and l, the word becomes qayl.
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