Arabic for family

'usra
ﺃُﺳﺮَﺓ
family – feminine singular

The Arabic word for family is pronounced 'usra and written ﺃُﺳﺮَﺓ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word family

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Important letters:
The root of the word family consists of three Arabic letters: alif hamza that is written and pronounced ', sin that is written and pronounced s and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in family

ﺃُﺳﺮَﺓ
ﺳـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺮ
 
ـﺄ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺮ
ـﺔ
 
alif hamza
'
sin
s
ra
r
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for family consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced ' and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺃُﺳﺮَﺓ and pronounced 'usra.
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 family

fu3la becomes 'usra

We have seen that the Arabic word for family is written ﺃُﺳﺮَﺓ and pronounced 'usra. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3la and the root letters are ', s and r, the word becomes 'usra.
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 family