Arabic word structure


The majority of Arabic words is based on a root.
This root or word stem transports the (basic) meaning of the word.
The root of a word is usually made up from three consonants.
The single consonants in a root are called 'radicals'.

Let's compare this phenomenon to something we know from the English language:
Think of the word 'write' as the 'stem' and then see which words are rooted in this stem: to write, written, writer, write-up, typewriter …

In Arabic, we translate 'write' with the following word stem:
k-t-b ( ب [b] - ت [t] - ك [k]):

Example: Arabic root k-t-b (ب [b] -ت [t] -ك [k])
كَتَبَ
كتب
kataba he has written
كِتابُ
كتاب
kitābun book
مَكْتُوب
مكتوب
maktūb written
كُتُب
كتب
kutub books (pl)


 

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