Arabic for cheek

wajna
ﻭَﺟﻨَﺔ
cheek – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻭَﺟﻨَﺔ means cheek. It is pronounced wajna.

The Arabic word word for cheek can also be conjugated:

wajnaat
ﻭَﺟﻨَﺎﺕ
cheek – feminine plural
Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word cheek

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Important letters:
The root of the word cheek consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written and pronounced w, jim that is written and pronounced j and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The letters of cheek

ﻭَﺟﻨَﺔ
ﺟـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺟـ
ـﻨـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﻮ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
ـﺔ
 
waw
w
jim
j
nun
n
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for cheek consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n 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 ﻭَﺟﻨَﺔ and pronounced wajna.
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 cheek

fa3la becomes wajna

We have seen that the Arabic word for cheek is written ﻭَﺟﻨَﺔ and pronounced wajna. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3la and the root letters are w, j and n, the word becomes wajna.
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

Words with the same pattern as cheek