Arabic for wailing

3awiil
ﻋَﻮِﻳﻞ
wailing – masculine singular

The Arabic word for wailing is pronounced 3awiil and written ﻋَﻮِﻳﻞ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word wailing 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 wailing letter by letter

ﻋَﻮِﻳﻞ
ﻋـ
ـﻮ
ﻳـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻮ
ﻳـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﻮ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
ayn
3
waw
w
ya
y
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for wailing 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 waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻮِﻳﻞ and pronounced 3awiil.
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The pattern for wailing

fa3iil becomes 3awiil

We have seen that the Arabic word for wailing is written ﻋَﻮِﻳﻞ and pronounced 3awiil. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are 3, w and l, the word becomes 3awiil.
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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