FamilyRoot 3 of 7 in this field
أ-ب-و
father
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Words from this root
3 words in 3 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعَل أَبٌ
father
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- Plural
- آبَاءٌ
أَبِي my father; أَبُو… 'father of…' in names; dual أَبَوَانِ parents
فَعْلِيّ أَبَوِيٌّ
paternal, fatherly
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- Feminine
- أَبَوِيَّةٌ
فُعُولَة أُبُوَّةٌ
fatherhood
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How the patterns shape this root
أَب is father — أَبِي, my father, and أَبُو in names: أَبُو سَعْدٍ, 'father of Saad'. The root's third letter و is hidden in أَب but appears in the dual أَبَوَانِ, the parents, in أَبَوِيّ, fatherly, and in أُبُوَّة, fatherhood (pattern فُعُولَة); the plural آبَاء is أَفْعَال with the two hamzas merged into آ. Like أُمّ and أَخ, this is a root of a thing, not an action.
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