Arabic for upper

3ulwiyy
ﻋُﻠﻮِﻱّ
upper – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻋُﻠﻮِﻱّ means upper. It is pronounced 3ulwiyy.

Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word upper

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Important letters:
The root of the word upper consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, lam that is written and pronounced l and waw that is written and pronounced w. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in upper

ﻋُﻠﻮِﻱّ
ﻋـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ـﻮ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
 
ayn
3
lam
l
waw
w
ya
y
 
 
The Arabic word for upper consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋُﻠﻮِﻱّ and pronounced 3ulwiyy.
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The pattern for upper

fu3l becomes 3ulwiyy

We have seen that the Arabic word for upper is written ﻋُﻠﻮِﻱّ and pronounced 3ulwiyy. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3l and the root letters are 3, l and w, the word becomes 3ulwiyy.
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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