Arabic for shovel

mijrafa
ﻣِﺠﺮَﻓَﺔ
shovel – feminine singular

The Arabic word for shovel is pronounced mijrafa and written ﻣِﺠﺮَﻓَﺔ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: instrument noun

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

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The word shovel letter by letter

ﻣِﺠﺮَﻓَﺔ
ﻣـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻣـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ـﺮ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺔ
 
mim
m
jim
j
ra
r
fa
f
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for shovel consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻣِﺠﺮَﻓَﺔ and pronounced mijrafa.
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 shovel

mif3ala becomes mijrafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for shovel is written ﻣِﺠﺮَﻓَﺔ and pronounced mijrafa. It follows the pattern instrument noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mif3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mif3ala and the root letters are j, r and f, the word becomes mijrafa.
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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