Arabic for shortcut

The root of the word shortcut consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for shortcut consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻘﺮَﺏ and pronounced maqrab.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for shortcut is written ﻣَﻘﺮَﺏ and pronounced maqrab. It follows the pattern time and place noun. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are q, r and b, the word becomes maqrab.
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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