Arabic for nibbling

qaDm
ﻗَﻀﻢ
nibbling – masculine singular

The Arabic word for nibbling is pronounced qaDm and written ﻗَﻀﻢ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word nibbling consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, Dad that is written and pronounced D and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of nibbling

ﻗَﻀﻢ
ﻗـ
ـﻀـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻀـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺿـ
ـﻀـ
ـﺾ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
qaf
q
Dad
D
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for nibbling consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 Dad that is written ﺽ ( here ـﻀـ ) and pronounced D and is a part of the root of the word. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﻀﻢ and pronounced qaDm.
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 nibbling

fa3l becomes qaDm

We have seen that the Arabic word for nibbling is written ﻗَﻀﻢ and pronounced qaDm. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are q, D and m, the word becomes qaDm.
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 nibbling