Arabic for origin, root, source

maSdar
ﻣَﺼﺪَﺭ
origin, root, source – masculine singular

ﻣَﺼﺪَﺭ is an Arabic word. The meaning is origin, root, source. You pronounce it maSdar.

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The Arabic word word for origin, root, source can also be conjugated:

maSaadir
ﻣَﺼَﺎﺩِﺭ
origin, root, source – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: time and place noun

Using the word origin, root, source

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Important letters:
The root of the word origin, root, source consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, dal that is written and pronounced d and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of origin, root, source

ﻣَﺼﺪَﺭ
ﻣـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺪ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺪ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ـﺪ
ـﺮ
 
mim
m
Sad
S
dal
d
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for origin, root, source consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d 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 ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺼﺪَﺭ and pronounced maSdar.
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 origin, root, source

maf3al becomes maSdar

We have seen that the Arabic word for origin, root, source is written ﻣَﺼﺪَﺭ and pronounced maSdar. It follows the pattern time and place noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are S, d and r, the word becomes maSdar.
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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