Arabic for buttocks

kafal
ﻛَﻔَﻞ
buttocks – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻛَﻔَﻞ means buttocks. It is pronounced kafal.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word buttocks

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Important letters:
The root of the word buttocks consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, fa that is written and pronounced f and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word buttocks letter by letter

ﻛَﻔَﻞ
ﻛـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
kaf
k
fa
f
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for buttocks consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k 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 short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. 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 ﻛَﻔَﻞ and pronounced kafal.
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The pattern for buttocks

fa3al becomes kafal

We have seen that the Arabic word for buttocks is written ﻛَﻔَﻞ and pronounced kafal. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are k, f and l, the word becomes kafal.
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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