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title: "قُطْن (quṭn) meaning in Arabic: cotton"
description: "قُطْن (quṭn) means “cotton”. Root ق·ط·ن, pattern , level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/qutn"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# قُطْن

*quṭn* · **cotton**

قُطْن (quṭn) is an Arabic noun meaning “cotton”. It is built on the root ق·ط·ن. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ق·ط·ن
- Level: A2

## How to read قُطْن, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat
- ط — طاء (ṭāʾ): an emphatic t
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## You already know this word

The English word “cotton” comes from the Arabic قُطْن: the word you already use is the one you are learning.

## Questions about قُطْن

### What is the root of قُطْن?

The root of قُطْن is ق·ط·ن.

### What level is قُطْن?

Fasaha first uses قُطْن at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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