Arabic for whistling
taSfiir
ﺗَﺼﻔِﻴﺮ
whistling – masculine singular
The Arabic word ﺗَﺼﻔِﻴﺮ means whistling. It is pronounced taSfiir.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﺹ
ﻑ
ﺭ
The root of the word whistling consists of three Arabic letters:
Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S,
fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The letters of whistling
ﺗَﺼﻔِﻴﺮ
The Arabic word for whistling 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 Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f 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 ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺗَﺼﻔِﻴﺮ and pronounced taSfiir.
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 whistling
taf3iil becomes taSfiir
We have seen that the Arabic word for whistling is written ﺗَﺼﻔِﻴﺮ and pronounced taSfiir. 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 S, f and r, the word becomes taSfiir.
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 taf3iil and the root letters are S, f and r, the word becomes taSfiir.
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