Arabic for precipice

haawiya
ﻫَﺎﻭِﻳَﺔ
precipice – feminine singular

The Arabic word ﻫَﺎﻭِﻳَﺔ means precipice. It is pronounced haawiya.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: other

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Important letters:
The root of the word precipice consists of three Arabic letters: ha that is written and pronounced h, waw that is written and pronounced w and ya that is written and pronounced y. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word precipice letter by letter

ﻫَﺎﻭِﻳَﺔ
ﻫـ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻫـ
ـﺎ
ﻳـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻫـ
ـﻬـ
ـﻪ
ـﺎ
ـﻮ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺔ
 
ha
h
alef
waw
w
ya
y
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for precipice consists of: The letter ha that is written ﻩ ( here ﻫـ ) and pronounced h 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 waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 ﻳـ ) and pronounced y 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 ﻫَﺎﻭِﻳَﺔ and pronounced haawiya.
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 precipice

faa3ila becomes haawiya

We have seen that the Arabic word for precipice is written ﻫَﺎﻭِﻳَﺔ and pronounced haawiya. 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 h, w and y, the word becomes haawiya.
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 precipice