Arabic for smooth

malis
ﻣَﻠِﺲ
smooth – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣَﻠِﺲ means smooth. It is pronounced malis.

Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

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

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The letters of smooth

ﻣَﻠِﺲ
ﻣـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
 
mim
m
lam
l
sin
s
 
 
The Arabic word for smooth consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻠِﺲ and pronounced malis.
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 smooth

fa3il becomes malis

We have seen that the Arabic word for smooth is written ﻣَﻠِﺲ and pronounced malis. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3il and the root letters are m, l and s, the word becomes malis.
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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