Arabic for catastrophe

qaari3a
ﻗَﺎﺭِﻋَﺔ
catastrophe – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻗَﺎﺭِﻋَﺔ means catastrophe. It is pronounced qaari3a.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: other

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Important letters:
The root of the word catastrophe consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, ra that is written and pronounced r and ayn that is written and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of catastrophe

ﻗَﺎﺭِﻋَﺔ
ﻗـ
ـﺎ
ﻋـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺎ
ﻋـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ـﺎ
ـﺮ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺔ
 
qaf
q
alef
ra
r
ayn
3
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for catastrophe consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺎﺭِﻋَﺔ and pronounced qaari3a.
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 catastrophe

faa3ila becomes qaari3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for catastrophe is written ﻗَﺎﺭِﻋَﺔ and pronounced qaari3a. It follows the pattern other. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ila and the root letters are q, r and 3, the word becomes qaari3a.
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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