Arabic for stern

3aabis
ﻋَﺎﺑِﺲ
stern – masculine singular

The Arabic word for stern is pronounced 3aabis and written ﻋَﺎﺑِﺲ.

Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: active participle

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Important letters:
The root of the word stern consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, beh that is written and pronounced b and sin that is written and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word stern letter by letter

ﻋَﺎﺑِﺲ
ﻋـ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻋـ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺲ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
 
ayn
3
alef
beh
b
sin
s
 
 
The Arabic word for stern consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ﺑـ ) and pronounced b 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 ﻋَﺎﺑِﺲ and pronounced 3aabis.
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The pattern for stern

faa3il becomes 3aabis

We have seen that the Arabic word for stern is written ﻋَﺎﺑِﺲ and pronounced 3aabis. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are 3, b and s, the word becomes 3aabis.
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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