Arabic for hunger

hamaj
ﻫَﻤَﺞ
hunger – masculine singular

ﻫَﻤَﺞ is an Arabic word. The meaning is hunger. You pronounce it hamaj.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word hunger consists of three Arabic letters: ha that is written and pronounced h, mim that is written and pronounced m and jim that is written and pronounced j. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word hunger letter by letter

ﻫَﻤَﺞ
ﻫـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺞ
 
ﻫـ
ـﻤـ
ـﺞ
 
ﻫـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻪ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
 
ha
h
mim
m
jim
j
 
 
The Arabic word for hunger consists of: The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ﻫـ ) and pronounced h 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 mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺞ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻫَﻤَﺞ and pronounced hamaj.
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 hunger

fa3al becomes hamaj

We have seen that the Arabic word for hunger is written ﻫَﻤَﺞ and pronounced hamaj. 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 h, m and j, the word becomes hamaj.
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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