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title: "زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning in Arabic: olives"
description: "زَيْتُون (zaytūn) means “olives”. Root ز·ي·ت, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/zaytun"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# زَيْتُون

*zaytūn* · **olives**

زَيْتُون (zaytūn) is an Arabic noun meaning “olives”. It is built on the root ز·ي·ت. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ز·ي·ت
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ز·ي·ت

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ز·ي·ت with زَيْتُون; each opens its own entry.

- [زَيْت](https://fasaha.app/w/zayt) — zayt, oil (A0)

## How to read زَيْتُون, letter by letter

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

- ز — زاي (zāy): z
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## Questions about زَيْتُون

### What is the root of زَيْتُون?

The root of زَيْتُون is ز·ي·ت. Words built on the same root include زَيْت (oil).

### What level is زَيْتُون?

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


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