Arabic for slap

Saf3a
ﺻَﻔﻌَﺔ
slap – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﺻَﻔﻌَﺔ means slap. It is pronounced Saf3a.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word slap

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Important letters:
The root of the word slap consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, fa that is written and pronounced f and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in slap

ﺻَﻔﻌَﺔ
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺔ
 
Sad
S
fa
f
ayn
3
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for slap consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺻَﻔﻌَﺔ and pronounced Saf3a.
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The pattern for slap

fa3la becomes Saf3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for slap is written ﺻَﻔﻌَﺔ and pronounced Saf3a. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3la and the root letters are S, f and 3, the word becomes Saf3a.
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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