Arabic for silence

bakam
ﺑَﻜَﻢ
silence – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺑَﻜَﻢ means silence. It is pronounced bakam.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word silence consists of three Arabic letters: beh that is written and pronounced b, kaf that is written and pronounced k and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word silence letter by letter

ﺑَﻜَﻢ
ﺑـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻢ
 
ﺑـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻢ
 
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
beh
b
kaf
k
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for silence consists of: The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k 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 ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺑَﻜَﻢ and pronounced bakam.
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 silence

fa3al becomes bakam

We have seen that the Arabic word for silence is written ﺑَﻜَﻢ and pronounced bakam. 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 b, k and m, the word becomes bakam.
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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