Arabic for pickaxe

mi3wal
ﻣِﻌﻮَﻝ
pickaxe – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣِﻌﻮَﻝ means pickaxe. It is pronounced mi3wal.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: instrument noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word pickaxe consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, waw that is written and pronounced w and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word pickaxe letter by letter

ﻣِﻌﻮَﻝ
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﻮ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
mim
m
ayn
3
waw
w
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for pickaxe 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) 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 lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣِﻌﻮَﻝ and pronounced mi3wal.
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 pickaxe

mif3al becomes mi3wal

We have seen that the Arabic word for pickaxe is written ﻣِﻌﻮَﻝ and pronounced mi3wal. 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 3, w and l, the word becomes mi3wal.
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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