The Root Words

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Brief List of Arabic Roots
Introduction to the Use of Arabic Roots:

Arabic words are generally based on a root that uses three consonants to define the underlying meaning of the word. Various vowels, prefixes and suffixes are used with the root letters to create the desired inflection of meaning.

Each set of root letters can lead to a vast number of words, all predictable in form and all related to the basic meaning of the three root letters.

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A Brief List of some Arabic Roots:

The following list of roots is sorted according to the English alphabet, ignoring any diacritical marks.

Examples of typical usage of the root are shown in parenthesis.

a-b 2 father, ancestor, forefather
(ab, abû)
'a-b-d 685 to serve, worship, be devote to, show veneration
('abd, 'ibâda, ma'bûd)
'a-d-l 696 to act justly, equitably or to make straight, set in order
('adl, a'dâla, ta'dîl)
'a-d-m 698 to be non-existent, disappeared, destroyed, devoid of
('adam, 'adîm)
'a-f-w 731 to be obliterated, effaced, eliminated
(al-'afûw, 'afwîya, 'afâ', isit'fâ', 'âfin, mu'fan)
a-h-d 7 to unify, be one
(al-ahad, ahadîya, uhâdî)
a-kh-r 9 to postpone, defer, be last, final, ultimate
(al-âkhir, âkhar, ukhrâ, ta'khîr, mu'akhkhara)
a-l-h 30 to adore, deify, turn to another with intense feeling
(ilâh, ilâhî)
'a-l-m 743 to know, have knowledge, be informed, teach, notify
(al-'alîm, 'ilm, 'ilmiya, 'allam, u'lûma)
a-m-l 35 to hope, to look attentively, meditate, consider
(amal, âmâl, âmil, muta'ammil)
a-n-s 38 to be familiar, friendly, sociable
(uns, insî, ins, anîs)
'a-q-d 734 to tie, knit, make a knot, put together, join
('aqd, 'aqîda)
'a-q-l 737 to have the faculty of reasoning, comprehension
('aql, 'aqlî)
'a-r-f 708 to know, to perceive, discover, to announce
('arîf, 'irfân, ma'rîfa, ta'rîf, ma'rûf)
'a-s-m 722 to hold back, restrain, preserve, to take refuge, guard
( 'asama, 'isâmî)
'a-z-m 729 to be great, powerful, mighty
(a'zam, al-'azîm, 'izâmî, 'azîma)
'a-y-d 774 to celebrate, to feast
('îd ul adhâ, mu'âyada)
'a-z-z 712 to be strong, powerful, respected, to fortify, strengthen
(al-'azîz, 'izz, ta'zîz, ma'azza)
b-d-' 57 to introduce, originate, start, do for the first time
(al mubdi', bdi', badî'a, abda', ibtidâ')
b-q-y 84 to remain, continue, endure, be ever-lasting
( al- baqî', baqâ', abqâ, bâqin)
d-a'-â 326 to call, summon, appeal to, invite, invoke
(du'â, da'wa)
dh-k-r 358 to remember, recollect, bear in mind
(dhikr, tadhkâr, dhâkira)
d-w-n 350 to record, write down, enter, collect
(dîwân)
d-y-n 352 to be obedient, submissive, to be indebted, to owe
(dîn, diyâna)
f-l-q 851 to split open, cleave, tear asunder, burst
(falq, falaq)
f-n-y 854 to wane, dwindle, recede, come to an end, cease to exist
(fanâ', fânin)
f-q-h 847 to understand, comprehend or to teach, instruct
(fiqh)
f-t-h 811 to open, unlock, reveal, conquer
( fattâh, mifatâh, miftâhî, al-fâtiha)
f-t-m to wean, relinquish, disengage, abstain, cut-off
(Fâtima)
gh-f-r 793 to cover, hide, forgive, guard, protect
(al-ghafûr, 'astaghfirullâh)
gh-n-y 803 to be rich, wealthy, free or to sing praises, extol
(ghanâ', istighnâ' )
gh-s-l 788 to wash, clean, cleanse, purge
(ghusl)
h-â-l 251 to change, be transformed, become, to be transferred
(hâla, tahwîl, ihâla)
h-a-t 249 to guard, protect, encircle, encompass, surround
(ihâta, muhît)
h-b-b 179 to love, to endear, to make dear, to like, to prefer
(hubb, habîb, mahbûb)
h-b-l 182 to catch, ensnare, or to be pregnant
(habîl, habila, hublâ)
h-f-z 220 to protect, guard, preserve, take care of
(hafîz, tahfîz)
h-m-d 238 to praise, commend, laud, extol
(hamîd, mahmûd, muhammad, al-hamdulillâh)
h-m-l 240 to carry, bear, lift, take along, transport, convert, bring around
(hamîla, haml)
h-m-s 239 to be zealous, ardent, enthusiastic, excited
(hamâs, tahammus)
h-q-q 224 to be true, right, correct
(al-haqq, haqîq, tahqîq)
h-s-d 207 to envy, to be envious
( hâsid)
h-s-n 208 to be beautiful, lovely. fine, proper
(husnâ, hasan)
h-s-n 214 to fortify, be accessible, to be chaste, pure
(ihsân hasâna)
h-y-y 256 to live, to exist
(al-hayy, tahîya, ihyâ', hayâh, hayya)
j-â-' 177 to come, to get to, reach, arrive, set forth, set out to do
(jai'a, majî', jâ'iât)
j-â-d 172 to be good, to improve, to be skilled, proficient
(jûd, tajwîd, jayyid)
j-â-l 176 to roam, wander, move freely, circulate
(jawwâl, tajwâl, majâl)
j-h-d 168 to struggle, endeavor, strive, labor, strain, fight
(jihâd, majhûd, ijtihâd)
j-n-n 164 to hide, conceal, put under cover
(janna, junna, junûn, jinn, jinnî)
j-w-d 173 to be good, be better, to grant generously, liberally
(jûd, jayyid, jawâd, tajwîd)
k-b-r 947 to be older, esteemed, big, great, large, famous, admired
(kabîr, 'akbar, takbîr)
k-f-â 977 to be enough, sufficient, to meet all needs
(kifâya, iktifâ', mukâfâh)
k-l-m 981 to speak, talk, converse, express
(kalima, kalâm)
k-m-l 984 to be whole, complete, perfect, finished
(kamâl, kâmil, kamâla, takmîl, ikmâ, istikmâll)
k-s-b 966 to earn, acquire, win, gather, attain
(kâsib, iktisâb)
k-w-n 993 to be, exist, happen, take place or make, create, bring forth
(yakûn, kiyân, kaun)
kh-l-f 297 to be a successor, take the place of, substitute or to differ, argue
(khalîfa)
kh-l-s 294 to be pure, refined, purged, free, liberated, redeemed, sincere
(ikhlâs, takhlîs)
kh-l-q 299 to create, make, form, mold, pattern
(khulq, khulqî, khalîq, al-khâliq, akhlâqî)
l-h-b 1032 to flame, burn, blaze, kindle, excite
(iltihb, lahab)
l-t-f 1018 to be kind, friendly, amicable, benevolent
(latîf)
m-l-k 1081 to possess, rule, own, have dominion over
(mâlik, malîk)
m-r-' 1058 to be wholesome, healthy, manly
(imra', marî')
m-s-h 1064 anoint, rub, wipe off, stroke with hand
(masîhî)
m-w-l 1093 the have wealth, to become rich, finance something
(mâl, amwâl)
n-d-r 1118 to dedicate, consecrate, vow, notify, warn
(nadîr, indâr, mandûr)
n-f-k 1152 to blow, puff, breathe, inflate
(nafk, manfûk)
n-s-r 1138 to help, aid, assist, defend, protect
(nasîr, mansûr)
n-s-y 1130 to forget, neglect, omit
(nasy, mansîy)
n-w-r 1182 to illuminate, light, enlighten, to clarify, be revealed, disclosed
(nârî, nûr, munîr, munawwar)
n-z-l 1122 to come down, descend, reveal
(tanzîl, nazîl)
n-z-m 1147 to arrange, put in order, determine the details of something
(nizâm, munazzam)
q-â-m 934 to rise up, get up, ascend, to begin, to remain, to exist
(al-qayyûm, qiyâm, maqâm, qâ'im)
r-â-d 425 to walk about, prowl, search, seek
(irâda, murîd)
r-b-b 370 to bring up, to foster, to nourish, a master, lord, owner
(rabb)
r-h-m 384 womb, kinship, mercy, compassion
(al-rahmân, al-rahîm)
r-sh-d 395 to be on the right track, rightly guided
(murshid, irshâd, rashâd, rashîd)
r-z-q 389 to provide, supply, grant means of subsistence
(al-razzâq, rizq, marzûq, murtazak)
s-b-h 457 to glorify, praise, to be swimming in
(subhan allâh, tasbîh)
s-b-r 585 to be patient, to make durable
(al-sabûr, sabbâr, asbar, musâbara, istibâr)
s-l-m 495 to be safe, secure, protected, to surrender, to submit
(al-salâm, islâm, salîm, muslim)
s-l-w 611 to pray, worship, bless
(salât, musallâ, salawâtun)
s-m-d 613 to be unaffected, or turn to someone or to resist, oppose
(al-samad)
s-m-' 501 to hear, to listen, pay attention, be told, hear about
(al-samî', samâ')
s-w-m 621 to abstain, to refrain, a particular form of abstinence e.g. fast
(saum, sâ'im, siyâm)
sh-k-r 563 to thank, to be grateful, laud, offer thanks
(al-shakûr)
sh-r-k 547 to share, become a partner, participant
(shirk)
sh-r-q 546 to radiate, shine, beam, to rise like the sun
(sharq)
sh-r-r 539 to be evil, bad, wicked
(sharr, sharîr)
t-b-b 108 to perish, be destroyed, stabilized
(tabban lahâ)
t-w-b 119 to turn toward, to repent, renounce
(al-tawwâb)
w-b-l 1226 to be unwholesome, unhealthy, noxious, heavy rain
(wabâl)
w-h-d 1236 to be one, unique, without equal
(wahîd, wâhid)
w-k-l 1283 to entrust, assign, commission, empower
(wakil, tawakkul)
w-l-d 1285 to give birth, make, create
(walid, maulûd)
w-l-y 1288 to be near, close, friend, servant, defender, supporter, protector
(walîy, wâlî, maulânâ)
w-s-w-s 1254 to whisper, to temp, to awaken doubts
(waswâs)
y-d 1295 hand, handle, control, power
(yad)
y-q-n 1298 to be certain, convinced, certitude
(yaqan, yaqîn, mûqin)
z-h-r 682 to be visible, perceptible, manifest, distinct
(al-zâhir)
z-l-m 681 to do wrong, treat unjustly or to grow dark, gloomy
(zulm, zalâm)

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The Arabic language

Introduction

ARABIC ranks sixth in the world's league table of languages, with an estimated 186 million native speakers. As the language of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, it is also widely used throughout the Muslim world. It belongs to the Semitic group of languages which also includes Hebrew and Amharic, the main language of Ethiopia.

There are many Arabic dialects. Classical Arabic – the language of the Qur'an – was originally the dialect of Mecca in what is now Saudi Arabia. An adapted form of this, known as Modern Standard Arabic, is used in books, newspapers, on television and radio, in the mosques, and in conversation between educated Arabs from different countries (for example at international conferences).

Local dialects vary, and a Moroccan might have difficulty understanding an Iraqi, even though they speak the same language.

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You may think you don't speak Arabic but there are more words of Arabic origin in English than you might expect ...

admiral
adobe
alchemy
alcohol
alcove
alembic
alfalfa
algebra
algorithm
alkali
almanac
amalgam
aniline
apricot
arsenal
arsenic
artichoke
assassin
aubergine
azure
barbarian?
bedouin
benzine(?)
Betelgeuse
bint
borax
cable
calabash
calibre
caliph
camel
camise
camphor
candy
cane
cannabis
carafe
carat
caraway
carmine

carob
casbah
check
checkmate
cinnabar
cipher
coffee
copt
cotton
crimson
crocus
cumin
damask
dhow
dragoman
elixir
emir
fakir
fellah
garble
gauze
gazelle
ghoul
Gibraltar
giraffe
grab
guitar
gypsum
halva
harem
hashish
hazard
henna
hookah
imam
influenza
jar
jasmine
jerboa
jessamine

jinn
kafir
khamsin
khan
kismet
kohl
lacquer
lake
lemon
lilac
lime
lute
magazine
mahdi
marabout
marzipan
massacre
massage
mastaba
mate
mattress
mecca
minaret
mizzen
mocha
mohair
monsoon
mosque
muezzin
mufti
mullah
mummy
muslim
muslin
myrrh
nabob
nacre
nadir
orange
ottoman

popinjay
racket
safari
saffron
saloop
sash
scallion
senna
sequin
serif
sesame
shackle
sheikh
sherbet
shrub
sirocco
sofa
spinach
sudd
sufi
sugar
sultan
sultana
syrup
tabby
talc
talisman
tamarind
tambourine
tarboosh
tare
tariff
tarragon
Trafalgar
typhoon
vega
vizier
wadi
zenith
zero

See: W Montgomery Watt: The Influence of Medieval Islam on Europe (Edinburgh University Press, 1982)