Arabic for rat

juradh
ﺟُﺮَﺫ
rat – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺟُﺮَﺫ means rat. It is pronounced juradh.

Category: animals
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word rat

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Important letters:
The root of the word rat consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written and pronounced j, ra that is written and pronounced r and dhal that is written and pronounced dh. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The word rat letter by letter

ﺟُﺮَﺫ
ﺟـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺟـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ـﺮ
ـﺬ
 
jim
j
ra
r
dhal
dh
 
 
The Arabic word for rat consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 dhal that is written ﺫ and pronounced dh and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺟُﺮَﺫ and pronounced juradh.
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 rat

fu3al becomes juradh

We have seen that the Arabic word for rat is written ﺟُﺮَﺫ and pronounced juradh. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3al and the root letters are j, r and dh, the word becomes juradh.
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

Words with the same pattern as rat