Arabic for gentleness

rifq
ﺭِﻓﻖ
gentleness – masculine singular

The Arabic word for gentleness is pronounced rifq and written ﺭِﻓﻖ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word gentleness consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, fa that is written and pronounced f and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of gentleness

ﺭِﻓﻖ
ﻓـ
ـﻖ
 
ﻓـ
ـﻖ
 
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
 
ra
r
fa
f
qaf
q
 
 
The Arabic word for gentleness consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺭِﻓﻖ and pronounced rifq.
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 gentleness

fi3l becomes rifq

We have seen that the Arabic word for gentleness is written ﺭِﻓﻖ and pronounced rifq. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are r, f and q, the word becomes rifq.
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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