Arabic for prisoner

sajiin
ﺳَﺠِﻴﻦ
prisoner – masculine singular

The Arabic word for prisoner is pronounced sajiin and written ﺳَﺠِﻴﻦ.

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The Arabic word word for prisoner can also be conjugated:

sujanaa'
ﺳُﺠَﻨَﺎﺀ
prisoner – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word prisoner consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written and pronounced s, jim that is written and pronounced j and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word prisoner letter by letter

ﺳَﺠِﻴﻦ
ﺳـ
ـﺠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻦ
 
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﺟـ
ـﺠـ
ـﺞ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
sin
s
jim
j
ya
y
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for prisoner consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s 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 ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺠِﻴﻦ and pronounced sajiin.
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 prisoner

fa3iil becomes sajiin

We have seen that the Arabic word for prisoner is written ﺳَﺠِﻴﻦ and pronounced sajiin. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are s, j and n, the word becomes sajiin.
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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