Arabic for flat

The root of the word flat consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b, sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for flat consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s 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 Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ـﻂ ) and pronounced T and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣُﻨﺒَﺴَﻂ and pronounced munbasaT.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for flat is written ﻣُﻨﺒَﺴَﻂ and pronounced munbasaT. It follows the pattern passive participle form 7. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure munfa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is munfa3al and the root letters are b, s and T, the word becomes munbasaT.
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