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title: "تَشْكِيل (tashkīl) meaning in Arabic: vowel marks, diacritics"
description: "تَشْكِيل (tashkīl) means “vowel marks, diacritics”. Root ش·ك·ل, pattern تَفْعِيل, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/tashkil"
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# تَشْكِيل

*tashkīl* · **vowel marks, diacritics**

تَشْكِيل (tashkīl) is an Arabic noun meaning “vowel marks, diacritics”. It is built on the root ش·ك·ل in the pattern تَفْعِيل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ش·ك·ل
- Pattern: تَفْعِيل
- Level: B1

## How to read تَشْكِيل, 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
- ش — شين (shīn): sh
- ك — كاف (kāf): k
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- ل — لام (lām): l

## Questions about تَشْكِيل

### What is the root of تَشْكِيل?

The root of تَشْكِيل is ش·ك·ل.

### What pattern does تَشْكِيل follow?

تَشْكِيل follows the pattern تَفْعِيل, with the root letters ش·ك·ل poured into it.

### What level is تَشْكِيل?

Fasaha first uses تَشْكِيل at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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