Arabic for floor

The root of the word floor consists of three Arabic letters: Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for floor consists of: The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ﻃـ ) and pronounced T 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻃَﺎﺑِﻖ and pronounced Taabiq.

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 floor is written ﻃَﺎﺑِﻖ and pronounced Taabiq. 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 T, b and q, the word becomes Taabiq.
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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