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title: "تَارِيخ (tārīkh) meaning in Arabic: history; date"
description: "تَارِيخ (tārīkh) means “history; date”. Root أ·ر·خ, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/tarikh"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# تَارِيخ

*tārīkh* · **history; date**

تَارِيخ (tārīkh) is an Arabic noun meaning “history; date”. It is built on the root أ·ر·خ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: أ·ر·خ
- Level: A1

## How to read تَارِيخ, letter by letter

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

- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- خ — خاء (khāʾ): kh, like the ch in Bach

## Questions about تَارِيخ

### What is the root of تَارِيخ?

The root of تَارِيخ is أ·ر·خ.

### What level is تَارِيخ?

Fasaha first uses تَارِيخ at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)