Arabic for clothing

libaas
ﻟِﺒَﺎﺱ
clothing – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻟِﺒَﺎﺱ means clothing. It is pronounced libaas.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word clothing

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Important letters:
The root of the word clothing consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written and pronounced l, beh that is written and pronounced b and sin that is written and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of clothing

ﻟِﺒَﺎﺱ
ﻟـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻟـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺎ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
 
lam
l
beh
b
alef
sin
s
 
 
The Arabic word for clothing consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻟِﺒَﺎﺱ and pronounced libaas.
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 clothing

fi3aal becomes libaas

We have seen that the Arabic word for clothing is written ﻟِﺒَﺎﺱ and pronounced libaas. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aal and the root letters are l, b and s, the word becomes libaas.
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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