Arabic for veil
Hijaab
ﺣِﺠَﺎﺏ
veil – masculine singular
The Arabic word for veil is pronounced Hijaab and written ﺣِﺠَﺎﺏ.
The Arabic word word for veil can also be conjugated:
'aHjiba
ﺃَﺣﺠِﺒَﺔ
veil – masculine plural
Category: clothes
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﺡ
ﺝ
ﺏ
The root of the word veil consists of three Arabic letters:
Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H,
jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j and
beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word veil letter by letter
ﺣِﺠَﺎﺏ
The Arabic word for veil consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H 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 jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j 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 and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺣِﺠَﺎﺏ and pronounced Hijaab.
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 veil
fi3aal becomes Hijaab
We have seen that the Arabic word for veil is written ﺣِﺠَﺎﺏ and pronounced Hijaab. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aal and the root letters are H, j and b, the word becomes Hijaab.
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
Since the pattern is fi3aal and the root letters are H, j and b, the word becomes Hijaab.
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