Arabic for rebuke

The root of the word rebuke consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and kha that is written ﺥ and pronounced kh. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for rebuke consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. 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 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter kha that is written ﺥ ( here ـﺦ ) and pronounced kh and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﻮﺑِﻴﺦ and pronounced tawbiikh.

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We have seen that the Arabic word for rebuke is written ﺗَﻮﺑِﻴﺦ and pronounced tawbiikh. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure taf3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is taf3iil and the root letters are w, b and kh, the word becomes tawbiikh.
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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