Arabic The Formation of Words تَكَوُّن الْكَلِمَاتِ
The Formation of Words (تَكَوُّن الْكَلِمَاتِ)
| مِنَ الْحُرُوْفِ الْهِجَائِيَّةِ تَتَرَكَّبُ الْكَلِمَاتُ Words are created from the letters of the (Arabic) alphabet. |
Explanation:
We are all familiar with the beginning and last letters of the (Arabic) alphabet, respectively.
the first of which is the الأَلِف and the last of which is the الْيَاء .
All of the words we use and say in our discussions are derived from these letters, such as:
| father | أَبٌ |
| mother | أُمٌّ |
| brother | أَخٌ |
| sister | أُخْتٌ |
| diligence | اجْتِهَادٌ |
| success/passing | نَجَاحٌ |
The الْكَلِمَة (word) can consist of:
- one letter, like the الْبَاء (in, with) in ﴿بِسْمِ اللهِ﴾ (In the Name of Allah), and the الْهَمْزَة (question article) in ﴿أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ﴾ [Have we not open for you (your bosom)],
- 2 letters, like: “مِنْ” (from, of), “فِيْ” (in, at),
- three letters, like: “عِنَب” (grapes), “شَجَر” (trees),
- 4 letters, like: “جَدْوَل” (brook), جَعْفَر (rivulet, Ja’far),
- 5 letters, like: “سَفَرْجَل” (quince),
- 6 letters, like: “زَعْفَرَان” (saffron), or
- 7 letters, like: “اسْتِفْهَام” (questioning)
Additionally , if the الْكَلِمَة kalima
doesn’t go above this limit (that is, it can’t have more than seven letters).