Arabic for stair

The root of the word stair consists of the three Arabic letters dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r och jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for stair 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 a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r 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 jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺩَﺭَﺝ and pronounced daraj.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for stair is written ﺩَﺭَﺝ and pronounced daraj. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3al and the root letters are d, r and j, the word becomes daraj.
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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