Arabic for winnower

minsaf
ﻣِﻨﺴَﻒ
winnower – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣِﻨﺴَﻒ means winnower. It is pronounced minsaf.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: instrument noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word winnower consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written and pronounced n, sin that is written and pronounced s and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word winnower letter by letter

ﻣِﻨﺴَﻒ
ﻣـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
mim
m
nun
n
sin
s
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for winnower 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s 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 ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣِﻨﺴَﻒ and pronounced minsaf.
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The pattern for winnower

mif3al becomes minsaf

We have seen that the Arabic word for winnower is written ﻣِﻨﺴَﻒ and pronounced minsaf. It follows the pattern instrument noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mif3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mif3al and the root letters are n, s and f, the word becomes minsaf.
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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