Arabic for joking

du3aaba
ﺩُﻋَﺎﺑَﺔ
joking – feminine singular

The Arabic word for joking is pronounced du3aaba and written ﺩُﻋَﺎﺑَﺔ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word joking consists of three Arabic letters: dal that is written and pronounced d, ayn that is written and pronounced 3 and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word joking letter by letter

ﺩُﻋَﺎﺑَﺔ
ﻋـ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻋـ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﺪ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺎ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺔ
 
dal
d
ayn
3
alef
beh
b
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for joking consists of: The letter dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. 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 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 a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺩُﻋَﺎﺑَﺔ and pronounced du3aaba.
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The pattern for joking

fu3aala becomes du3aaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for joking is written ﺩُﻋَﺎﺑَﺔ and pronounced du3aaba. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3aala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3aala and the root letters are d, 3 and b, the word becomes du3aaba.
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

Words with the same pattern as joking