ARABIC VOCABULARY

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Building a strong vocabulary is the cornerstone of mastering any language and our Arabic Vocabulary Section is designed to help you express yourself on variety of topics. There is no point in memorising the Grammar if you don't know what things are called so we recommend that your start your Arabic language learning from here. You can also find very specific Arabic words and expressions in the Culture section.

On this page you will find find the basic vocabulary to get started. Our vocabulary lists are carefully curated to cover a wide range of topics. Learning the most common 2,000 words will allow you to understand about 80-90% of everyday spoken or written material, provided you already have a grasp of the grammar. Languages follow th so-called the "Pareto Principle" (80/20 rule), where a small percentage of vocabulary accounts for the majority of communication.

For now we recommend you focus on reading the words a few times a day so that you can recognise them when you encounter them in a text or conversation. Learning Arabic vocabulary will be easier if you know another Persian, Turkish or Hebrew. After that you can start the Grammar section where you will find them in use.

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marḥaban hello
ʾahlan wa sahlan welcome
kayfa ḥāluka how are you (m)
kayfa ḥāluki how are you (f)
bikhayr fine
shukran thank you
ʿafwan you're welcome
min faḍlik please
āsif sorry (m)
āsifa sorry (f)

lā baʾs no problem
mā fī mushkila there is no problem
hal tataḥaddathu al-ʿarabiyya do you speak Arabic (m)
hal tataḥaddathīna al-ʿarabiyya do you speak Arabic (f)
lā ʾafham I don’t understand
ʾafham I understand
mā ismuka what is your name (m)
mā ismuki what is your name (f)
ismī... my name is...
min ʾayna ʾanta where are you from (m)

min ʾayna ʾanti where are you from (f)
ʾanā min... I’m from...
kam ʿumruka how old are you (m)
kam ʿumruki how old are you (f)
ʿumrī... sana I’m ... years old
ʾayna anta sākin where do you live (m)
ʾayna anti sākina where do you live (f)
ʾaskunu fī... I live in...
hal anta zawj are you married (m)
hal anti zawja are you married (f)

ʾanā mutazawwij I’m married (m)
ʾanā mutazawwija I’m married (f)
ʾanā ʿazab I’m single (m)
ʾanā ʿazbaʾ I’m single (f)
ʾanā ṭālib I’m a student (m)
ʾanā ṭāliba I’m a student (f)
ʾaʿmal ka... I work as...
mā shaʾa Allah what God has willed (admiration)
in shaʾa Allah if God wills
bismi Allah in the name of God

alḥamdu lillah praise be to God
astaghfir Allah I seek forgiveness from God
Allahu akbar God is great
lā ilāha illa Allah there is no god but God
ṣabāḥ al-khayr good morning
ṣabāḥ al-nūr morning of light
masāʾ al-khayr good evening
masāʾ al-nūr evening of light
tuṣbiḥ ʿalā khayr good night (m)
tuṣbiḥīn ʿalā khayr good night (f)

ʾilā al-liqāʾ see you later
maʿa al-salāma goodbye
ʾayna al-ḥammām where is the bathroom
kam al-thaman how much is it
hal yumkinunī al-dafʿ bi al-bitaqa can I pay by card
ʾurīd hādhā I want this
ʾanā jāʾiʿ I’m hungry
ʾanā ʿaṭshān I’m thirsty
ʾanā taʿbān I’m tired (m)
ʾanā taʿbāna I’m tired (f)

ʾanā marīḍ I’m sick (m)
ʾanā marīḍa I’m sick (f)
ʾanā bikhayr I’m okay
la ʾadrī I don’t know
mā hādhā what is this
lā shayʾ nothing
intaẓir wait (m)
intaẓirī wait (f)
ʿajilan quickly
baṭīʾan slowly

kifāya enough
ṣaḥīḥ correct
khaṭaʾ wrong
mumkin possible
mustaḥīl impossible
hal anta mutaʾakkid are you sure (m)
hal anti mutaʾakkida are you sure (f)
laisa ladayya waqt I don’t have time
hal yumkinuk al-musaʿada can you help me (m)
shukran ʿalā al-musaʿada thank you for your help

ʾana ʾuḥibbuka I love you (m)
ʾana ʾuḥibbuki I love you (f)
taʿāl hunā come here (m)
taʿālī hunā come here (f)
ʾiftah al-bāb open the door
ʾughliq al-bāb close the door
laysa mushkila no problem
hal hādhā ṣaḥīḥ is this right
bṭīʾ shwayyah a bit slower
ʾanā ʾaḥtāj ʾilā ṭabīb I need a doctor

hal ladayka wi-fī do you have Wi-Fi (m)
hal ladayki wi-fī do you have Wi-Fi (f)
mā raʾyuka what’s your opinion (m)
mā raʾyuki what’s your opinion (f)
raʾyī hūwa... my opinion is...
ḥādith saʿīd nice to meet you
hal anta jāhiz are you ready (m)
hal anti jāhiza are you ready (f)
laysa min shāʾnik none of your business
anta majnūn you’re crazy (m)

Useful Arabic Expressions

ʾakala to eat
shariba to drink
dhahaba to go
rājaʿa to return
jaʾa to come
ʾakhadha to take
ʿaṭā to give
fataḥa to open
ʾaghlaqa to close
ʿarafa to know

fahima to understand
taʿallama to learn
ʿallama to teach
qaraʾa to read
kataba to write
qāla to say
tahaddatha to speak
samiʿa to hear
istamaʿa to listen
naẓara to look

raʾā to see
ḥassa to feel
ḍaḥika to laugh
baka to cry
badaʾa to begin
intaḥā to finish
ʿamila to work
ʿāsha to live
nāma to sleep
istaīqaẓa to wake up

raḥala to travel
saqā to water
tazawwaja to marry
ṭallaqa to divorce
ḥamala to carry
rakiba to ride
sāfaqa to clap
ṣawwara to photograph
ʾintazara to wait
baḥatha to search

wajada to find
faqada to lose
ishtaṭā to get angry
ḍaraba to hit
qatala to kill
saraqa to steal
ʿānaqa to hug
qabbala to kiss
ʿāna to help
shaʿara to feel (emotion)

naẓẓafa to clean
kasala to be lazy
sabaḥa to swim
rakaḍa to run
masha to walk
ṭāra to fly
ḥalima to dream
ḥāwala to try
najāḥa to succeed
fashila to fail

ṭalaba to request
ḥāja to need
raġiba to want
istaṭāʿa to be able
ʾamala to hope
ʾajtamaʿa to meet
zāra to visit
ḥadara to attend
tadhakkara to remember
nasiya to forget

ʿabada to worship
ṣalla to pray
ṣāma to fast
tasaddaqa to donate
ḍaḥḥā to sacrifice
ḥakama to rule
sawwa to fix
kān to be
ʾaṣbaḥa to become
ʾintaqala to move (location)

zala to cease
ʾakhbara to inform
ʾaʿlana to announce
nashara to publish
ḥakama to judge
ʾaḥabba to love
kariha to hate
laʿaba to play
shaḳḳa to tear
faṣala to separate

Essential Arabic Verbs

ʾalʾān now
baʿda qalīl soon
ḥālan immediately
ghadan tomorrow
amsi yesterday
kulla yawm every day
ʾaḥyānan sometimes
ghāliban usually
daʾiman always
naādiran rarely

mutaʾakhkhran late
mubakkiran early
taqrīban approximately
bi-daqqa exactly
marra ukhrā again
marra once
maratayn twice
ʾadatan generally
fī al-ghālib mostly
tamāman completely

kāmilan entirely
juʾziyyan partially
shadīdan intensely
qawiyyan strongly
baṭīʾan slowly
bisurʿa quickly
ḥatharan carefully
ʿafwan accidentally
ʿamdan intentionally
fawqan above

taḥtan below
dākhilan inside
khārijan outside
hunā here
hunālika there
fī kull makān everywhere
lā makān nowhere
ʾabadan never
ʾaḥyānan kathīran frequently
baʿīdan far

qarīban near
yamīnan to the right
yasāran to the left
aʿlā up
asfala down
fawran instantly
niṣfan halfway
bikhiffa lightly
biquwwa heavily
sābiqan previously

ḥadīthan recently
ʾawalan firstly
thāniyan secondly
ākhiran lastly
kathīran a lot
qalīlan a little
ʾadnā at least
ʾakthar at most
daʾiman maʿan always together
ʿādatan as usual

ṣudfatan by chance
bisuhūla easily
biṣuʿūba difficultly
taqrīban kollohu almost all
ʿalā ṭūl straight ahead
maʿan together
waḥdan alone
fawqa al-ʿāda unusually
bilā shakk without a doubt
ʿalā al-ghāfil suddenly

biṣidq honestly
bikhidāʿ deceptively
bihidūʾ calmly
biṣawt ʿālī loudly
biṣawt khafīf softly
naẓariyyan theoretically
ʿamaliyyan practically
biṭabīʿa al-ḥāl naturally
balagha exactly (reached)
biṭarīqa ʿāmma generally speaking

taḥt al-raqāba under supervision
biṭarīqa rasmiya officially
ghayr rasmiya unofficially
ʿalā al-ʾaql logically
biṭarīqa shakhṣiyya personally
ʿan ʾamq deeply
ʿala al-ḥaqīqa truly
min qulubinā sincerely
min waqt li-ākhar from time to time
fawqan kulli shayʾ above all

Arabic Adverbs

kabīr big
ṣaghīr small
ṭawīl tall / long
qaṣīr short
wasīʿ wide
ḍayyīq narrow
ʿālī high
mutaqaṣṣir low
ʿamīq deep
bārid cold

sākhin hot (object)
ḥārr hot (weather)
jafīf dry
ratib wet
ṣulb hard
līn soft
thaqīl heavy
khafīf light (weight)
jadīd new
qadīm old

ʿaṭlān broken
ʿāmil working (functioning)
mashghūl busy
fārigh free / available
ghālī expensive
rakhīṣ cheap
jamīl beautiful
qabīḥ ugly
naẓīf clean
wasikh dirty

ṣaḥīḥ correct
khaṭaʾ wrong
sahl easy
ṣaʿb difficult
sarīʿ fast
baṭīʾ slow
muḥīṭ surrounding
bāʿid far
qarīb near
shabābī youthful

khalīq polite
ghalīẓ rude
saʿīd happy
ḥazīn sad
ʿaṭshān thirsty
jāʾiʿ hungry
taʿbān tired
marīḍ sick
mutawattir nervous
faqīr poor

ghanī rich
ʿādī normal
mumayyaz special
maftūḥ open
mughlaq closed
shakhṣiyy personal
rasmī official
ʿāmm public
kāmil complete
naqiṣ incomplete

aṣlī original
muzayyaf fake
ʿaẓīm great
ṣaghīr al-qadr insignificant
maftūn enchanted
ʿamīl loyal
khāʾin traitorous
ʿaqliyya mental
jismānī physical
dhakiyy smart

ghabiyy stupid
ṭayyib kind / good
shirrīr evil / wicked
ḍarūrī necessary
mumkin possible
mustaḥīl impossible
maftūḥ al-dhihn open-minded
munghaliq closed-minded
ʿāmil jayyid efficient
kasūl lazy

nāfiʿ useful
ḍār harmful
mujtahid hard-working
sakhī generous
bakhīl stingy
ʿadl just / fair
ẓālim unjust
maʿrūf well-known
majhūl unknown
musliḥ reformist

ʿunfuwī violent
salīm safe / sound
khaṭīr dangerous
muḥazzab well-mannered
ʿashwāʾī random
munaẓẓam organized
ʿamaliyy practical
maḥbūb beloved
maqbūl accepted
mardūd rejected

Arabic Adjectives

ṣifr zero
wāḥid one
ithnān two
thalātha three
ʾarbaʿa four
khamsa five
sitta six
sabʿa seven
thamāniya eight
tisʿa nine

ʿashara ten
aḥad ʿashar eleven
ithnā ʿashar twelve
thalāthata ʿashar thirteen
ʾarbaʿata ʿashar fourteen
khamsata ʿashar fifteen
sittata ʿashar sixteen
sabʿata ʿashar seventeen
thamāniyata ʿashar eighteen
tisʿata ʿashar nineteen

ʿishrūn twenty
thalāthūn thirty
ʾarbaʿūn forty
khamsūn fifty
sittūn sixty
sabʿūn seventy
thamānūn eighty
tisʿūn ninety
miʾa hundred
miʾatān two hundred

thalāth miʾa three hundred
ʾarbaʿ miʾa four hundred
khams miʾa five hundred
sitt miʾa six hundred
sabʿ miʾa seven hundred
thamān miʾa eight hundred
tisʿ miʾa nine hundred
ʾalf thousand
ʾalfān two thousand
thalāthat ʾālāf three thousand

ʿashrat ʾālāf ten thousand
miʾat ʾalf hundred thousand
milyūn million
milyār billion
nisf half
thulth third
rubʿ quarter
khums fifth
sudus sixth
subʿ seventh

thumn eighth
tusʿ ninth
ʿushr tenth
awwal first
thānī second
thālith third
rābiʿ fourth
khāmis fifth
sādis sixth
sābiʿ seventh

thāmin eighth
tāsiʿ ninth
ʿāshir tenth
ʾaḥadiyy unitary
ʿadad number
ʾarqām digits / numbers
zawjī even
fardī odd
nisba percentage
majmūʿ sum

Arabic Numbers

yawm / ayyām day
usbūʿ / asābīʿ week
shahr / shuhūr month
sana / sanawāt year
yawman daily
usbūʿiyyan weekly
shahriyyan monthly
sanawiyyan yearly
taqwīm / taqāwīm calendar
ʿuṭla / ʿuṭal holiday
ʿuṭla rasmiya / ʿuṭal rasmiya official holiday
ʿuṭla ʿāmma / ʿuṭal ʿāmma public holiday

sabāḥ / aṣbāḥ morning
ẓuhr / ʾaẓhār noon
masāʾ / amsiyāt evening
layl / layālī night
nisf al-layl midnight
ṣubḥ dawn
ghurūb sunset
shaqq al-fajr sunrise
nahār / anhira daytime
waqt / awqāt time
ḥīn / aḥyān moment
lahẓa / laḥẓāt instant

al-yawm today
ghadan tomorrow
ams yesterday
ṣabāḥ al-yawm this morning
masāʾ al-yawm this evening
laylat al-yawm tonight
bādiʾan min al-yawm starting today
qabla ams day before yesterday
baʿda ghaden day after tomorrow
tārīkh / tawārīkh date
mīlād / mawālīd birth (date)
dhikrā / dhikrayāt anniversary

al-sabt Saturday
al-aḥad Sunday
al-ithnayn Monday
al-thulāthāʾ Tuesday
al-arbiʿāʾ Wednesday
al-khamīs Thursday
al-jumʿa Friday
nihāyat al-usbūʿ weekend
bidayat al-usbūʿ start of the week
kull yawm every day
kull usbūʿ every week
kull shahr every month

yanāyir January
fibrāyir February
māris March
ibrīl April
māyū May
yūniyū June
yūliyū July
aghusṭus August
sibtambir September
uktūbar October
nūfambir November
dīsambir December

rabīʿ al-awwal Rabi' al-awwal
rabīʿ al-thānī Rabi' al-thani
jumādā al-ūlā Jumada al-ula
jumādā al-ākhira Jumada al-akhira
rajab Rajab
shaʿbān Sha'ban
ramaḍān Ramadan
shawwāl Shawwal
dhū al-qaʿda Dhu al-Qa'da
dhū al-ḥijja Dhu al-Hijja
muḥarram Muharram
ʿāshūrāʾ Ashura

ʿīd / aʿyād festival
ʿīd al-fiṭr Eid al-Fitr
ʿīd al-aḍḥā Eid al-Adha
ʿīd milād / aʿyād milād birthday
mūsimm / mawāsim season
faṣl / fuṣūl season (climate)
al-rabīʿ spring
al-ṣayf summer
al-kharīf autumn
al-shitāʾ winter
niṣf / ansāf half
rubʿ / arbāʿ quarter

Dates in Arabic

sāʿa / sāʿāt hour
daqīqa / daqāʾiq minute
thāniya / thawānī second
waqt / awqāt time
ʿaqr al-sāʿa clock hand
sāʿa ramliyya / sāʿāt ramliyya hourglass
sāʿa rukhmāniyya / sāʿāt rukhmāniyya analog clock
sāʿa raqamiyya / sāʿāt raqamiyya digital clock
munaṭṭim waqt / munaṭṭimāt waqt timekeeper
munabbih / munabbihāt alarm
sāʿat munabbih / sāʿāt munabbih alarm clock
jarras / jarās bell

faṣl / fuṣūl interval
fasla waqt time slot
muddah / mudad duration
tawqīt / tawqītāt timing
tawqīt ṣayfī daylight saving time
taʾkhīr / taʾkhīrāt delay
taqaddum advance
taʿjīl acceleration
ibtidāʾ beginning
intiḥāʾ end
mutawāṣil continuous
munfaṣil intermittent

bi-surʿa quickly
bi-buṭʾ slowly
bi-l-ḥāl immediately
fawran instantly
ʿan qarīb soon
ʿan buʿd later
ḥālan at once
kulla waqt all the time
aḥyānan sometimes
min waqt ilā waqt from time to time
lāḥiqan afterward
sābiqan previously

al-sāʿa al-wāḥida one o’clock
al-sāʿa al-thāniya two o’clock
al-sāʿa al-thālitha three o’clock
al-sāʿa al-rābiʿa four o’clock
al-sāʿa al-khāmisa five o’clock
al-sāʿa al-sādisa six o’clock
al-sāʿa al-sābiʿa seven o’clock
al-sāʿa al-thāmina eight o’clock
al-sāʿa al-tāsiʿa nine o’clock
al-sāʿa al-ʿāshira ten o’clock
al-sāʿa al-ḥādiyata ʿashar eleven o’clock
al-sāʿa al-thāniyata ʿashar twelve o’clock

rubʿ al-sāʿa quarter hour
niṣf al-sāʿa half hour
thalāth rubūʿ three-quarters
al-sāʿa illā rubʿ quarter to
al-sāʿa wa rubʿ quarter past
al-sāʿa wa niṣf half past
qabla al-waqt early
baʿda al-waqt late
ʿalā al-waqt on time
zaman waqʿī real time
taʾrīkh wa waqt date and time
ʿadād thawānī stopwatch

ʿaqr thāniyya second hand
ʿaqr daqīqa minute hand
ʿaqr sāʿa hour hand
madār al-zaman timeline
māḍin past
ḥāḍir present
mustaqbal future
al-sāʿa al-ʿāshira ṣabāḥan 10 a.m.
al-sāʿa al-thālitha masāʾan 3 p.m.
al-sāʿa al-tāsiʿa laylan 9 p.m.
al-sāʿa al-thāniya baʿda al-miṣf al-layl 2 a.m.
zaman muḥaddad fixed time

iʿdād waqt time setting
ibtidāʾ al-zaman start time
intiʿāʾ al-zaman end time
istighrāq waqt time consumption
muddat al-ʿamal working hours
saʿāt al-nawm sleep hours
saʿāt al-taḥdīd restricted hours
saʿāt al-idāra office hours
saʿāt al-taflīz broadcast time
ʿiqārib al-waqt approximate time
mīʿād / mawāʿīd appointment
muwāʿada / muwāʿadāt scheduled meeting

Telling Time in Arabic

ʿāʾila / ʿāʾilāt family
usra / usar household
walid / ʾābāʾ father
walida / ummahāt mother
zawj / azwāj husband
zawja / zawjāt wife
ʾibn / ʾabnāʾ son
bint / banāt daughter
ṭifl / aṭfāl child (m.)
ṭifla / ṭiflāt child (f.)
walad / awlād boy / children
bint / banāt girl

akh / ikhwa brother
ukht / akhawāt sister
shaqīq / ashqiqqāʾ full sibling (m.)
shaqīqa / shaqāʾiq full sibling (f.)
ʿamm / aʿmām paternal uncle
ʿamma / ʿammāt paternal aunt
khāl / akhwāl maternal uncle
khāla / khālāt maternal aunt
ibn al-ʿamm / abnāʾ al-ʿamm male cousin (paternal)
ibn al-khāl / abnāʾ al-khāl male cousin (maternal)
bint al-ʿamm / banāt al-ʿamm female cousin (paternal)
bint al-khāl / banāt al-khāl female cousin (maternal)

jadd / ajdād grandfather
jadda / jaddāt grandmother
ḥafīd / ḥafāda grandson
ḥafīda / ḥafīdāt granddaughter
sāhir / sāhirūn in-law (m.)
sāhira / sāhirāt in-law (f.)
ḥamw / aḥmāʾ father-in-law
ḥamāh / ḥamāt mother-in-law
sihr / ashhār relationship by marriage
ṣahr / aṣhār affinity (in-law relation)
naṣīb / ansiba relative by marriage
rabība / rabībāt stepdaughter

rabīb / arbiba stepson
zawj al-umma / azwāj al-umma stepfather
zawjat al-ab / zawjāt al-ab stepmother
ṭāliq / ṭullāq divorced man
ṭalīqa / ṭalīqāt divorced woman
ʿazab / ʿuzzāb single man
ʿazbāʾ / ʿazbawāt single woman
mutaʾahhil / mutaʾahhilūn married man
mutaʾahhila / mutaʾahhilāt married woman
mukhṭūb / mukhṭabūn engaged man
mukhṭūba / mukhṭabāt engaged woman
ʿarīs / ʿursān groom

ʿarūsa / ʿarūsāt bride
ʿaqd al-qirān / ʿuqūd al-qirān marriage contract
zawāj / zawājāt marriage
ṭalāq / ṭalāqāt divorce
khitba / khitbāt engagement
ʿīd milād / aʿyād milād birthday
nisb / ansāb lineage
nasab / ansāb genealogy
shajara nasab / shajarāt nasab family tree
ṣila raḥim / ṣilāt raḥim kinship
karāba / karābāt relation
qarīb / aqribāʾ relative

mawlūd / mawlūdūn newborn (m.)
mawlūda / mawlūdāt newborn (f.)
yātim / yatāmā orphan (m.)
yatīma / yatīmāt orphan (f.)
murabbī / murabbūn caretaker (m.)
murabbiyya / murabbiyyāt caretaker (f.)
mawlā / mawālī guardian
walāya / walāyāt custody
ʿāʾila mutamāsika close-knit family
ʿāʾila mufakkaka broken family
ʿāʾila waḥīda single-parent family
awlādu al-ʿāʾila children of the family

azwāj mutaʾahhilūn married couples
azwāj jadud newlyweds
abāʾ wa ummahāt parents
ajyāl / jīl generation / generations
bayt / buyūt house / homes
manzil / manāzil home
sakan / askān residence
ʿīla kabīra extended family
ʿīla ṣaghīra nuclear family
rabṭ al-ʿāʾila family bond
majlis al-ʿāʾila family gathering
ʿāʾila saʿīda happy family

Family in Arabic

lawn / alwān color
aḥmar / ḥumr red
azraq / zurq blue
akhdar / khuḍr green
aṣfar / ṣufr yellow
aswad / suwd black
abyaḍ / bīḍ white
bunnī / — brown
ramādī / — gray
banafsajī / — purple
zahrī / — pink
burtuqālī / — orange

dhahabī / — golden
fīḍḍī / — silver
nāriy / — fiery
zaytūnī / — olive green
samāwī / — sky blue
turqāwī / — turquoise
rūj / — maroon
fātḥ / — light (in color)
ghāmiq / — dark (in color)
mutanāsiq / — harmonious (in color)
barrāq / — shiny
matfiyy / — matte

shakl / ashkāl shape
dāʾira / dawāʾir circle
murabbaʿ / murabbaʿāt square
mustaṭīl / mustaṭīlāt rectangle
thalāthī al-aḍlāʿ / — triangle
khumāsī / khumāsiyyāt pentagon
sudāsī / sudāsiyyāt hexagon
nujūmī / — star-shaped
hilālī / — crescent-shaped
qalb / qulūb heart (shape)
muzdawij / — oval
qawsi / — arched

kura / kurāt sphere
makʿab / makʿabāt cube
usṭuwāna / usṭuwānāt cylinder
maḥrūṭ / maḥārīṭ cone
hilya / hilyāt pattern
lawḥa / lawḥāt panel
ṭirāz / ṭurūz design
ḥaff / ḥufūf edge
zāwiya / zawāyā corner / angle
markaz / marākiz center
ṭaraf / aṭrāf end / edge
iṭār / ʾuṭur frame

ḥajm / ʾaḥjām size
ṭūl / aṭwāl length
ʿarḍ / ʿurūḍ width
ʿumq / ʿumūq depth
masāḥa / masāḥāt area
ḥayz / aḥyāz volume
wazn / awzān weight
ʿiḍm / aʿẓām bulk / mass
kabīr / kibār big
ṣaghīr / ṣighār small
ṭawīl / ṭiwāl tall / long
qaṣīr / qiṣār short

ʿarīḍ / ʿirāḍ wide
dayyiq / — narrow
thaqīl / thuqalāʾ heavy
khafīf / khifāf light (in weight)
muṭawwal / — elongated
mudawwar / — rounded
murbbaʿ / — squared
mabsūṭ / — flat
muntafiḥ / — bulging
majawwaf / — hollow
ḥād / ḥiwād sharp
mubtala / — dull

safīḥ / — thin (object)
samīk / sumakāʾ thick
muḥkam / — compact
marin / — soft
ṣulb / aṣlāb hard
murtafiʿ / — high
munkhafiḍ / — low
mutasāwī / — even
ghayr mutasāwī / — uneven
mutaʿaddid al-ʾaḍlāʿ multisided
basiṭ / busaṭāʾ simple
murakkab / murakkabāt complex

Colors, Shapes and Sizes in Arabic

ṭaʿām / aṭʿima food
sharāb / ashriba drink
khubz / akhbāz bread
ʿaṣīr / ʿaṣāʾir juice
māʾ water
ḥalīb milk
zubda / zubad butter
jubn / ajbān cheese
bayḍ / buyūḍ egg
laḥm / luḥūm meat
laḥm baqar beef
laḥm kha rūf lamb

dajāja / dajāj chicken
samak / asmāk fish
rubiyān shrimp
baḥriyāt seafood
ʿadas lentils
faṣūliyā beans
ḥummuṣ chickpeas
ʾarz / ʾuruz rice
ʾiʿjīn / ʿajāʾin dough
makarūna pasta
shaʿīr / shaʿāʾir barley
qamḥ / qamāḥ wheat

zayt / zuyūt oil
zayt zaytūn olive oil
khall / akhlāl vinegar
milḥ / amlāḥ salt
sukkar / askira sugar
filfil / aflāfil pepper
bahārāt spices
baṣal / biṣāl onion
thūm / athwām garlic
ṭamāṭim / — tomato
khiyār / — cucumber
batāṭā / — potato

jazar / ajzār carrot
lift / alfuft turnip
baṭṭīkh watermelon
shammām melon
tuffāḥ / tufāḥ apple
burtuqāl orange
limūn lemon
mūz banana
ʿinab grape
tīn fig
rummān pomegranate
fawākih fruits

khudrawāt vegetables
ḥalwā / ḥalawiyyāt sweet / dessert
kaʿk / akʿāk cookie
kik / kīkat cake
ʿasal honey
shuklāṭa chocolate
laban yogurt / curd
mujabbaz baked
maqlī fried
maslūq boiled
mashwī grilled
ṭāzin / ṭawāzin casserole

ṭabīkh cooking
ṭabīkh shaʿbī traditional dish
ʾakl sārīʿ fast food
ʾakl baytī homemade food
maṭʿam / maṭāʿim restaurant
ṣuḥn / aṣḥān plate
kās / akwās glass
fanjān / fanājīn cup
maʿlaqa / maʿāliq spoon
shawkah / shawāk fork
sikkīn / sakākīn knife
ṭāwila / ṭawāwil table

futūr breakfast
ghadāʾ lunch
ʿashāʾ dinner
luqma / luqam bite
naqriyyāt snacks
mashrūb gāzī soda
qahwa coffee
shāy tea
ḥalīb bi-naʿnāʿ milk with mint
ʿaṣīr ṭabīʿī fresh juice
ḥisāʾ / aḥsiya soup
mirqā / maraq broth

Food and Drinks in Arabic

malbis / malābis clothing
thawb / athwāb robe
qamīṣ / qumṣān shirt
banṭalūn / banṭalūnāt trousers
jins / jinsāt jeans
tanūra / tanūrāt skirt
fustān / fasātīn dress
blūza / blūzāt blouse
jaḍāʾ / jaḍāʾāt jacket
miʿṭaf / maʿāṭif coat
sweṭar / sweṭarāt sweater
kanza / kanzāt pullover

badla / badal suit
tiyab rasmiya formal wear
tiyab riāḍiyya sportswear
tiyāb nawm sleepwear
ṣundūq malābis wardrobe
ḥijāb / ḥijabāt veil
ʿabāya / ʿabāyāt abaya
niqāb / nuqūb niqab
ghutra / ghutrāt headdress
ʿimāma / ʿamāʾim turban
shāl / shālāt shawl
kufiyya / kufiyyāt keffiyeh

ḥidhaʾ / aḥdhiya shoe
ṣandal / ṣanādil sandal
kuff / akuff boot
naʿl / niʿāl slipper
jarab / jurubān sock
qaffāza / qaffāzāt glove
qibbaʿa / qibbaʿāt hat
ṭāqiya / ṭawāqī cap
nadhhāra / nadhhārāt glasses
nadhhārat shamsiyya sunglasses
saʿa / saʿāt watch
silsila / silāsil necklace

khātim / khawātim ring
ʿiqd / ʿuqūd chain
iswira / asāwir bracelet
ḥalq / ḥilāq earring
zarr / azrār button
sīr / asyira belt
shantat yad / shunat yad handbag
ḥaqība / ḥaqāʾib bag
mihfaẓa / maḥāfiẓ wallet
miḥfaẓat jiūb pocket wallet
ribtat ʿunq / ribāṭ ʿunq necktie
kāmīra / kāmīrāt cufflink

zayy / azyaʾ outfit
libās / albisa garment
maṭraḥ head covering
zīn / zīnat ornament
qufṭān / qafāṭīn caftan
jallābiyya / jallābiyyāt gown
tisāwīya uniform
zubūn / zibān cloak
sirwāl / sarāwīl pants
qamīṣ daakhilī / qumṣān dākhiliyya undershirt
jarab rāʾi / jurubān rāʾiyya stocking
tūb sabāḥī / atbāb sabāḥiyya bathrobe

ṭāqim / ṭuqūm set (of clothes)
liwān hood
radda / riddāt scarf
quffāl / qufūl zipper
kharza / kharaz bead
dantīl lace
qutn / — cotton
ṣūf / — wool
ḥarīr / — silk
jild / — leather
mādha / mawādd material
naṣīj / ansija fabric

malābis ṣayfiyya summer clothes
malābis shitwiyya winter clothes
malābis ḥarīriyya silk clothes
malābis qadīma old clothes
malābis ʿasriya modern clothes
malābis mutanāsiqa matching clothes
malābis wāsiʿa loose clothes
malābis ḍayyaqa tight clothes
malābis mukhattata striped clothes
malābis manqusha embroidered clothes
malābis rasmiyya formal clothes
malābis dākhiliyya underwear

Clothing in Arabic

ṭaqs weather
jaww / ajwāʾ atmosphere
munsḥar climate
ḥarāra / ḥarārāt temperature
rṭūba / rṭūbāt humidity
riyāḥ / — wind
nashāṭ riyāḥī wind activity
ʿāṣifa / ʿawāṣif storm
ʿāṣifat raml sandstorm
ʿāṣifat thalj snowstorm
ʿāṣifat raʿdiyya thunderstorm
raʿd thunder

barq / burūq lightning
ṭalj / athlāj snow
māʾṭir / — rainy
maṭar / amṭār rain
rashh / rushūḥ drizzle
burūd / — cold (noun)
ṣayf summer
shitāʾ winter
rabīʿ spring
kharīf autumn
mawsim / mawāsim season
ṭaqs ṣayfī summer weather

ṭaqs shitwī winter weather
ṭaqs rabīʿī spring weather
ṭaqs kharīfī autumn weather
ṭaqs gāʾim cloudy weather
ghaym / ghuyūm cloud
sḥāb / suḥub cloud formation
al-samāʾ sky
shams / shumūs sun
shurūq sunrise
ghurūb sunset
ḥarr heat
bardan cold

bārid cold (adj.)
ḥārr hot (adj.)
muʿtadil mild
riṭb humid
nāshif dry
dhujn / dhujūn mist
ḍabāb / — fog
ṣaḥw / — clear sky
ḥāliq scorching
munʿish refreshing
mughayyim overcast
mumṭir rainy (adj.)

muthallij snowy (adj.)
rṭīb humid (adj.)
ʿinwān al-taqwīm al-jawwī weather forecast
taqwīm jawwī weather report
niṣf al-kura al-shamāliyya northern hemisphere
niṣf al-kura al-janūbiyya southern hemisphere
irtifāʿ ḥarārī temperature rise
inkhifāḍ ḥarārī temperature drop
rukūd jawwī air stagnation
tīyārāt hawāʾiyya air currents
ẓuḥr noon
layl night

ṭulūʿ al-shams sunrise
ghurūb al-shams sunset
tulūʿ rise
nuzūl fall
ḥayz jawwī climatic zone
intishār al-ghuyūm cloud cover
sifr ḥarārī freezing point
ṭalj mutarakim accumulated snow
maṭar ghazīr heavy rain
nashāṭ barqī lightning activity
taṣfiyya jawwiyya clearing skies
burqāʿ storm front

kānūn al-awwal December (coldest)
āb August (hottest)
ḥarāra muḥtāmala expected temperature
qiās al-ḥarāra thermometer
ʿunṣur jawwī weather element
ḥālāt ṭaqsiyya weather conditions
taṣnīf al-munsḥar climate classification
muḥīṭ jawwī weather environment
muʿaṭṭil jawwī weather disruption
istiqrār jawwī stable weather
muʿdil jawwī weather modifier
ḥarkat al-riyāḥ wind movement

Weather in Arabic

safar / asfār travel
musāfira / musāfirāt traveling (f.)
musāfir / musāfirūn traveler
raḥla / raḥalāt trip
ziyāra / ziyārāt visit
muʾtamar / muʾtamarāt conference trip
ijāza / ijāzāt vacation
shahr ʿasal honeymoon
jihāz al-safar luggage
ḥaqība / ḥaqāʾib bag
ḥaqībat yad / ḥaqāʾib yad hand luggage
jawāz safar / jawāzāt safar passport

taʾshīra / taʾshīrāt visa
maqʿad / maqāʿid seat
markaz al-jawāzāt passport control
ṣālāt al-intidhār waiting halls
ṣaf al-tashjīl check-in line
ṭāʾira / ṭāʾirāt airplane
maṭār / maṭārāt airport
ṭayrān / — aviation
rīḥla jawwiyya / rīḥal jawwiyya flight
ṭāʾira mubāshira direct flight
ṭāʾira nāqila connecting flight
ṭāʾira ʿāma commercial flight

ḥājiz / ḥujjāz booker
ḥajz / ḥujūzāt reservation
tadhkira / tadhākir ticket
riyāla al-murūr boarding gate
wuṣūl arrival
mughādara / mughādarāt departure
waṣl landing
iqlāʿ takeoff
ṭāʾira khāṣṣa private jet
ṭāʾira ʿaskarīyya military plane
ṭāʾira shaḥn cargo plane
ṭāʾira ʿabīra lil-quārāt intercontinental plane

sayyāra / sayyārāt car
siyāḥa / siyāḥāt tourism
ʾijār sayyāra / ʾijārāt sayyārāt car rental
ḥāfila / ḥāfilāt bus
ṭarām / ṭarāmāt tram
qiṭār / qiṭārāt train
maḥaṭṭa / maḥaṭṭāt station
bāṣ / bāṣāt coach bus
ʿarabah / ʿarabāt vehicle
darāja / darājāt bicycle
darāja nāriyya / darājāt nāriyya motorcycle
muwāṣalāt transportation

naql / — transport
markab / marākib boat
safeena / sufun ship
bahriyya / — naval (adj.)
mīnāʾ / mawānīʾ port
quṭṭāʿ jawwī air sector
quṭṭāʿ al-naql transport sector
ṭarīq / ṭuruq road
ṭarīq sariiʿ / ṭuruq sariʿa highway
shāriʿ / shawāriʿ street
ishāra murūr traffic light
zihām / — traffic jam

sāʾiq / suwāq driver
rukūb / — riding
naʿl / — mount (horse etc.)
maqʿad al-sāʾiq driver’s seat
ʾamān al-murūr traffic safety
ṣidām / ṣidāmāt collision
ḥādith / ḥawādith accident
ṣiyāna / ṣiyānāt maintenance
mawqif / mawāqif parking lot
rukhṣat siyāqa / rukhṣ siyāqa driver’s license
khārṭat al-ṭarīq / kharāʾiṭ al-ṭurq road map
barnāmaj al-raḥla itinerary

ʾijāra / ʾijārāt rental
ʿabūr / — crossing
jawwāla / jawwālāt tour
dalīl / dalāʾil guide
khayma / khiyām tent
muʿaskar / muʿaskarāt camp
raḥḥāla / raḥḥālīn globetrotter
muṭāra / muṭārāt commute
raḥalāt yawmiyya day trips
raḥalāt sīyāḥiyya touristic journeys
ʿubūr al-ḥudūd border crossing
raḥlat shighāl business trip

Travel in Arabic

bayt / buyūt house
manzil / manāzil home
dār / diyār residence
maskan / masākīn dwelling
ʿimāra / ʿimārāt building
shaqqa / shuqaq apartment
ṭābiq / ṭawābiq floor
ghurfa / ghuraf room
ṣālūn / ṣālūnāt living room
ghurfat nawum / ghuraf nawum bedroom
maṭbakh / maṭābikh kitchen
ḥammām / ḥammāmāt bathroom

mirḥāḍ / marāḥīḍ toilet
ghurfat ʾaṭfāl children’s room
ghurfat ḍuyūf guest room
maktaba / maktibāt study / library
ṣufḥa / ṣufḥāt terrace
balkūn / balkūnāt balcony
sallam / salālīm staircase
miṣʿad / maṣāʿid elevator
bāb / abwāb door
shubbāk / shabābīk window
ḥāʾiṭ / ḥīṭān wall
saqf / suqūf ceiling

arḍiyya / arḍiyyāt flooring
farsh / furush furniture
kanaba / kanabāt sofa
kursī / karāsī chair
ṭāwila / ṭawāwil table
sirrīr / sarāʾir bed
khizāna / khazāʾin closet
dawwāma / dawāmāt dresser
mirʾāt / marāyā mirror
sijāda / sajjād carpet
ḥiṣān / ḥiṣnān cushion
birād / barādāt fridge

ṭabbākha / ṭabbākhāt stove
furun / afrān oven
māʾida / mawāʾid dining table
ṭāqiya / ṭawāqī lamp
ṣabūna / ṣabūnāt soap
ḥanafiyya / ḥanafiyyāt tap
duwsh / duwshāt shower
masḥūq ghāsīl detergent
ghassāla / ghassālāt washing machine
nāshifa / nāshifāt dryer
miqshāṭa / maqāshīṭ broom
miṭraḥa / maṭāriḥ mattress

fānūs / fanāwīs lantern
madfā / madafī heater
mukayyif / mukayyifāt air conditioner
ḥāṭ / ḥīṭān fence
ḥadīqa / ḥadāʾiq garden
ṣaḥn / aṣḥān courtyard
sāḥa / sāḥāt yard
sūr / aswār wall (outside)
bawwāba / bawwābāt gate
midhalla / midhālāt shade
mukhzan / makhāzin storage room
ghurfat khidma utility room

masbaḥ / masābiḥ pool
karāj / karājāt garage
ṣabūna ghassīl dish soap
ʿudwān nāfidh vent
mijrā / majārī drain
mushāʿ common space
nafaḏa / nafādhāt ventilation
āla kāhrabāʾiyya / ʾālāt kāhrabāʾiyya appliance
ʾisṭuwāna / ʾisṭuwānāt gas cylinder
naẓāfa cleanliness
ṣayyāna / ṣayyānāt maintenance
ʿuqār / ʿaqārāt property

maṭal / maṭāl view
ʿazla / ʿazlāt insulation
tashṭīb / tashṭībāt finishing
ʿamūd / ʿumudān pillar
maqṣūra / maqṣūrāt section
rukn / arkān corner
zāwiya / zawāyā angle
shaʿla / shaʿalāt fireplace
mawqiʿ / mawāqiʿ location
ghurfa riyāḍa home gym
ghurfa ʿazf music room
ghurfa sinamāʾiyya home cinema

House in Arabic

ṭabīb / aṭibbāʾ doctor
ṭabība / ṭabībāt female doctor
mumarriḍ / mumarriḍūn nurse (m.)
mumarriḍa / mumarriḍāt nurse (f.)
jarrāḥ / jarrāḥūn surgeon
ṣaydalanī / ṣaydalanīyūn pharmacist
daknūr / dakānira physician
muʿallim / muʿallimūn teacher (m.)
muʿallima / muʿallimāt teacher (f.)
mudarris / mudarrisūn instructor (m.)
mudarrisa / mudarrisāt instructor (f.)
muhandis / muhandisūn engineer

muhandisa / muhandisāt female engineer
mīmār / mimārūn architect
ḥasīb / ḥusabāʾ accountant
muḥāmī / muḥāmūn lawyer (m.)
muḥāmiyya / muḥāmiyyāt lawyer (f.)
qāḍī / quḍāt judge
dabṭ / ḍubāṭ officer
ʿaskariyy / ʿaskariyyūn soldier
muṭfiʾ / muṭafiʾūn firefighter
shurṭiyy / shurṭiyyūn policeman
rāʾid shurṭa / ruwwād shurṭa police chief
sāʾiq / suwāq driver

ṭayyār / ṭayyārūn pilot
bahhār / bahhārūn sailor
rabban safīna / rubbān captain
mālik / mulūk owner
tājir / tujjar merchant
bāʾiʿ / bāʾiʿūn seller
musawwiq / musawwiqūn marketer
mudīr / mudarāʾ manager
raʾīs / ruʾasāʾ chief
muwazzaf / muwazzafūn employee
ʿāmil / ʿummāl worker
fannān / fannānūn artist

fannāna / fannānāt female artist
muṣawwir / muṣawwirūn photographer
nāḥit / nuḥāt sculptor
musīqī / musīqiyyūn musician
mughannī / mughannūn singer (m.)
mughanniyya / mughanniyyāt singer (f.)
raqqāṣ / raqqāṣūn dancer (m.)
raqqāṣa / raqqāṣāt dancer (f.)
kātib / kuttāb writer
shaʿir / shuʿarāʾ poet
mufassir / mufassirūn interpreter
mutarjim / mutarjimūn translator

ṣaḥafī / ṣaḥafiyyūn journalist
mukhbīr / mukhbirūn reporter
ʿālim / ʿulamāʾ scientist
bāḥith / buḥāth researcher
muḥāḍir / muḥāḍirūn lecturer
ustādh / asātiḏa professor
ṭālib / ṭullāb student (m.)
ṭāliba / ṭālibāt student (f.)
marrabī / murabbūn educator (m.)
marrabiyya / murabbiyyāt educator (f.)
nāẓir / nuzzār school principal
ʿāmil nadhāfa / ʿummāl nadhāfa cleaner

ṭabbākh / ṭabbākhūn cook (m.)
ṭabbākha / ṭabbākhāt cook (f.)
khaḍḍār / khaḍḍārūn greengrocer
khayyāṭ / khayyāṭūn tailor
ḥallāq / ḥallāqūn barber
kawwī / kawwiyyūn ironer
najjār / najjārūn carpenter
ḥaddād / ḥaddādūn blacksmith
bannāʾ / bannāʾūn mason
rasṣāṣ / rasṣāṣūn plumber
kahrabāʾī / kahrabāʾiyyūn electrician
ṭabbāʿ / ṭabbāʿūn printer

muṣammim / muṣammimūn designer
barramijī / barramijiyyūn programmer
muhandis barāmaj / muhandisū barāmaj software engineer
muwajjih / muwajjihūn coach / advisor
mashhūr / mashāhīr celebrity
mudabbir mālī / mudabbirūn māliyyūn financial planner
mushtashār / mushtashārūn consultant
muwazzif khidma ʿāmma / muwazzafū khidma ʿāmma civil servant
ʿāmil ʿarḍ / ʿummāl ʿarḍ model
murshid siyāḥī / murshidūn siyāḥiyyūn tour guide
ʿāmil maqha / ʿummāl maqha barista
ṣāḥib ʿamal / aṣḥāb ʿamal entrepreneur

Jobs in Arabic

tasawwuq shopping
sūq / aswāq market
maḥall / maḥallāt shop
markaz tijārī / markazāt tijāriyya mall
maḥall bāqah grocery store
maḥall malābis clothing store
maḥall aḥdhiyya shoe store
maḥall majūharāt jewelry store
maḥall kutub bookstore
matjar / matājir store
ʿarḍ / ʿurūḍ offer
takhfīḍ / takhfīḍāt discount

siʿr / asʿār price
thaman / athmān cost
qīma / qiyam value
mablagh / mabālig amount
naqd / nuqūd cash
ʿumla / ʿumalāt currency
dirham / darahim dirham
dīnār / danānīr dinar
riyāl / riyālāt riyal
dūlār / dūlārāt dollar
yūrū / — euro
ṣarf / aṣruf exchange

ṣirāfa / ṣirāfāt exchange office
ḥisāb / ḥisābāt account
ḥisāb bankī bank account
banka / banūk bank
ṣarrāf ālī / ṣarrāfāt āliyya ATM
kārat iʾitmān / kāratāt iʾitmān credit card
kārat ṣirf / kāratāt ṣirf debit card
ʾiʾmān / ʾiʾmānāt payment
ʿamaliyya māliyya / ʿamaliyāt māliyya transaction
muʿāmala / muʿāmalāt deal
mabīʿāt sales
wajh fātūra invoice

iṣṭirāʾ / — purchase
bāʾiʿ / bāʾiʿūn seller
mushtarī / mushtarūn buyer
zabūn / zibān customer
muntaj / muntajāt product
silʿa / silʿāt item
ʿarḍ khāṣṣ special offer
takhfīḍāt mawssimiyya seasonal sales
ṭalab / ṭalabāt order
taṣfiyya / taṣfiyyāt clearance
radd / rudūd return
badal / abdāl exchange (goods)

ḥaqība maliyya wallet (figurative)
khizana / khizānāt safe
fuṣūl / fusūl change (coins)
fakka small change
warqa naqdiyya / awrāq naqdiyya banknote
ʿamalāt maṣrūfiyya foreign currency
kāmil al-dafʿ full payment
taqsīṭ installment
faʾida / faʾāʾid interest (money)
qarḍ / qurūḍ loan
dayn / duyūn debt
rihn / ruhūn mortgage

muʾassasa māliyya financial institution
iqtiṣād / iqtiṣādāt economy
sūq maliyya / aswāq māliyya financial market
burṣa / burṣāt stock exchange
mubādala / mubādālāt exchange
istithmār / istithmārāt investment
ribh / arbāḥ profit
khasāra / khasāʾir loss
mīzāniyya / mīzāniyyāt budget
ḍarība / ḍarāʾib tax
muʿdil al-ṣarf exchange rate
taʾmīn / taʾmīnāt insurance

taḥwīl mālī / taḥwīlāt māliyya money transfer
ḥimāya mustahlik / ḥimāyāt mustahlik consumer protection
raqm sirrī PIN code
wasīla dafaʿ / wasāʾil dafaʿ payment method
ʿuqd / ʿuqūd contract
ṣafqa / ṣafaqāt deal
musāʿada māliyya / musāʿadāt māliyya financial aid
tasjīl registration
raqm fātūra invoice number
wathīqa / wathāʾiq document
iʿlām tijārī commercial announcement
tahdid asʿār pricing

Shopping in Arabic

ṣiḥḥa health
jasad / ajsād body
raʾs / ruʾūs head
wajh / wujūh face
ʿayn / ʿuyūn eye
udhun / ādhān ear
anf / ānuf nose
fam / ʾafwāh mouth
lisān / alsina tongue
sinn / asnān tooth
shiffa / shifāh lip
raqbā / raqabāt neck

katif / aktāf shoulder
dhirāʿ / adhruʿ arm
yad / aydī hand
ṣubāʿ / aṣābiʿ finger
ṣadr / ṣudūr chest
ẓahr / ʾaẓhār back
baṭn / buṭūn abdomen
sāq / suqūq leg
rijl / arjul foot
ʾiṣbaʿ al-qadam / aṣābiʿ al-qadam toe
qalb / qulūb heart
dam / — blood

ʿaṣab / ʿiṣāb nerve
ʿaẓm / ʿiẓām bone
ʾadham / ʾidham muscle
raʾa / riʾāt lung
kabid / akbād liver
kilwa / kilā kidney
miʿda / miʿadāt stomach
dammāgh / admagha brain
jild / julūd skin
shaʿr / shuʿūr hair
ẓufr / aẓfār nail
ḥāsa / ḥawās sense

ḥāssat al-baṣar sense of sight
ḥāssat al-samʿ sense of hearing
ḥāssat al-shamm sense of smell
ḥāssat al-dhawq sense of taste
ḥāssat al-lams sense of touch
marad / amrāḍ disease
ʿilla / ʿilal illness
ḥummā / ḥummayāt fever
ʾalam / ʾālām pain
ṣudāʿ / ṣudāʿāt headache
sulāl / asyila flu
zukām / — cold (illness)

saʿāl / — cough
ḍiqq al-nafas asthma
diʾābīṭīs diabetes
sarṭān cancer
jarḥ / jurūḥ wound
kasr / kṣūr fracture
ḥadith / ḥawādith accident
ʿadwa / ʿadawāt infection
taḥṣīn / taḥṣīnāt vaccination
taṭʿīm / taṭʿīmāt inoculation
muʿaddī contagious
munaʿa immunity

ṭabīb / aṭibbāʾ doctor
ṭabība / ṭabībāt female doctor
mumarriḍ / mumarriḍūn nurse (m.)
mumarriḍa / mumarriḍāt nurse (f.)
ṣaydalanī / ṣaydalanīyūn pharmacist
mustashfā / mustashfayāt hospital
ʿiyāda / ʿiyādāt clinic
ṣaydaliyya / ṣaydaliyyāt pharmacy
fāḥiṣ / fawāḥiṣ examiner
tashkhīṣ / tashkhīṣāt diagnosis
ʿilāj / ʿilājāt treatment
daʾ / adwiya medicine

ḥabb / ḥubūb pill
sirāṭ / asriṭa syrup
ʾibrā / ʾibar injection
raḥa / — recovery
taḥsīn healing
nāqih convalescent
ʿāha / ʿāhāt disability
taqṭīb / taqāṭīb stitches
mīzān ḥarāra thermometer
jihāz ḍagṭ blood pressure monitor
sharīṭ ikhtibār test strip
fāḥis damm blood tester

Health in Arabic

hāwiya / hiwāyāt hobby
riāḍa / riāḍāt sport
qirāʾa reading
kitāba writing
taṣwīr photography
rasm drawing
lawna coloring
naḥt sculpting
khiyāṭa sewing
ḥiyāka knitting
ṭayy al-khuyūṭ embroidery
ṣanʿ al-mujassamāt model making

ʿazf playing (instrument)
ʿazf al-qīthāra playing guitar
ʿazf al-kamān playing violin
ʿazf al-piyānū playing piano
ghināʾ singing
raqs dancing
istimāʿ ilā al-mūsīqā listening to music
tamsīl acting
masraḥ theatre
qiṣṣa / qiṣaṣ story
shiʿr poetry
jamʿ al-ṭawābiʿ stamp collecting

jamʿ al-ʿumlāt coin collecting
jamʿ al-ʿurūs doll collecting
alʿāb al-warāqiyya card games
alʿāb al-shaṭranj chess
alʿāb al-lughawiyya word games
luʿba / alʿāb game
laʿib al-shaṭranj playing chess
ḥall al-alghāz solving puzzles
rubīk kub Rubik’s cube
ṣanʿ al-alghāz puzzle making
kitābat al-yawmiyyāt journaling
ṣaḥāfa shakhṣiyya personal blogging

tadwīn blogging
taṣwīm design
barnamaja coding
ʿilm al-aḥyāʾ biology (study)
ʿilm al-falak astronomy
taṣwīr as-samāʾ astrophotography
mushaḥāda al-aflām watching movies
mushaḥāda al-wathāʾiqiyyāt watching documentaries
mutābaʿat al-musalsalāt following series
alʿāb video video games
taḥmīl al-alʿāb downloading games
rūbūbiyā robotics

al-ṭabkh cooking
al-khubz baking
waṣfāt jadīda trying recipes
ḥidāqa gardening
ziraʿa planting
riʿāyat al-nabātāt plant care
taṣwīr ṭabīʿa nature photography
tanazzuh picnicking
riḥlān hiking
istiks̱hāf exploring
safār traveling
taṣwīr asfār travel photography

rikūb al-darājāt cycling
rikūb al-khayl horseback riding
sibāḥa swimming
rukūb al-amwāj surfing
ghawṣ diving
ṣayd samak fishing
riyaḍat at-taslquq climbing
riāḍat al-badn fitness
ʾālayāt al-riāḍa gym machines
mashā walking
jary running
yūghā yoga

taʾammul meditation
ʿilāj bi-l-lawn color therapy
riḍāʿa al-ḥayawānāt pet care
taʿlīm al-ḥayawānāt animal training
taswīq shakhṣī personal marketing
ʿamaliyāt diy DIY projects
ṣanāʿa al-shumūʿ candle making
ṣabgh al-qamīṣ tie-dye
intāj fānūnī art production
ʿarḍ ashrāṭ al-mūsīqā music video editing
barmajat al-alʿāb game design
fan mashhad scenery painting

Hobbies in Arabic

taʿlīm education
taʿallum learning
tadrīs teaching
madrasah / madāris school
jāmiʿa / jāmiʿāt university
kulliyya / kulliyyāt college
maʿhad / maʿāhid institute
ṣaff / ṣufūf class
ḥiṣṣa / ḥiṣaṣ lesson
dars / durūs lecture / class
mādda / mawādd subject
mufakkira / mufakkirāt notebook

kitāb / kutub book
qāmiʿūs / qawāmiʿs dictionary
qalam / aqlām pen
mirsm / marāsim pencil
ṣabūra / ṣabūrāt blackboard
lawḥ / alwāḥ board
kurrāsah / karārīs exercise book
ḥaqībat madrasiyya / ḥaqāʾib madrasiyya school bag
imtiḥān / imtiḥānāt exam
ikhtibār / ikhtibārāt test
natīja / natāʾij result
shahāda / shahādāt certificate

muʿallim / muʿallimūn teacher (m.)
muʿallima / muʿallimāt teacher (f.)
mudarris / mudarrisūn instructor
ṭālib / ṭullāb student (m.)
ṭāliba / ṭālibāt student (f.)
ustādh / asātiḏa professor
mudīr / mudarāʾ principal
fāṣil / fuṣūl classroom
ḥudūr attendance
ghiyāb absence
muḥāḍara / muḥāḍarāt lecture
ʿamaliyyah taʿlīmiyya educational process

mustawā / mustawayāt level
marḥala / marāḥil stage
ibtidāʾī primary
iʿdādī middle school
thānawī secondary
ʿālī higher
takhrīj graduation
taṭbīq application (of knowledge)
dirāsa / dirāsāt study
baḥth / abḥāth research
mawdūʿ / mawāḍīʿ topic
maʿrifa knowledge

fahm understanding
tadwīn note-taking
taʿbīr / taʿābīr expression
ḥifẓ memorization
muhāḍara ʿilmiyya academic lecture
taʿlīm ʿan buʿd distance learning
taʿlīm ḥaḍūrī in-person education
taʿlīm ʿām public education
taʿlīm khāṣṣ private education
ʿibqariyya genius
mawhiba / mawhibāt talent
istʿdād aptitude

tashjīʿ encouragement
taqyīm / taqyīmāt evaluation
marājiʿ references
wazīfa / wazāʾif assignment
tadrīb / tadrībāt exercise
taqwīm / taqwīmāt curriculum
manhaj / manāhij syllabus
niẓām taʿlīmī educational system
taṭwīr development
muʾahhil / muʾahhilāt qualification
takhṣuṣ / takhaṣṣuṣāt specialization
shahāda ʿāliyya higher degree

ṭalab ʿilm seeking knowledge
taḥṣīl ʿilmī academic achievement
niqāsh ʿilmī academic debate
nashāṭ madrasī school activity
fatra dirāsiyya / fatrāt dirāsiyya school term
ʿuṭla dirāsiyya / ʿuṭal dirāsiyya school holiday
idāra taʿlīmiyya educational administration
ibtikār ʿilmī scientific innovation
tārīkh taʿlīmī educational history
adab taʿlīmī educational literature
mufīd beneficial
nāfiʿ useful

Education in Arabic

ṭabīʿa nature
manẓar / manāẓir view
rīf / aryāf countryside
ṣaḥrāʾ / ṣaḥārā desert
jabal / jibāl mountain
wādī / awdiyya valley
ghāba / ghābāt forest
ḥayl / aḥyāl field
ḥaql / ḥuqūl meadow / field
ʿushb / ʿushūb grass
zahr / zuhūr flower
shajara / shajarāt tree

ghuṣn / aghṣān branch
warāq / awrāq leaf
thamara / thamarāt fruit (on tree)
nabāt / nabātāt plant
ṭaḥlab / ṭuḥlūb moss
jadhūr roots
nahr / anhār river
nahr ṣaghīr / anhār ṣaghīra stream
baḥr / buḥūr sea
muḥīṭ / muḥīṭāt ocean
buḥayra / buḥayrāt lake
ʿayniya / ʿuyūn spring (water)

shallāl / shallālāt waterfall
sāḥil / sawāḥil coast
shaṭīʾ / shuṭūʾ beach
rīḥ / riyāḥ wind
ghaym / ghuyūm cloud
shams sun
qamar / aqmār moon
najma / nujūm star
samāʾ sky
fajr dawn
ghurūb sunset
ṭulūʿ al-shams sunrise

layl night
nahār daylight
ṣabāḥ morning
raʿd thunder
barq lightning
maṭar rain
thalj snow
rīḥ ʿātiyya strong wind
ʿāṣifa storm
ḍabāb fog
raṭūba humidity
ḥarāra heat

burūda coolness
barūd cold (weather)
muʿtadil moderate
jaww / ajwāʾ atmosphere
ṭaqs weather
mukhiḍ al-samāʾ skyline
ṭurāb soil
raml / rumūl sand
ḥaṣā / ḥaṣwā pebble
ṣakhr / ṣukhūr rock
juzur / jazīra island
ṣakhra boulder

ṭīn clay
fanājīn thalj snowflakes
ṭabaqa jawwiyya air layer
muḥāfaẓa ʿalā al-bīʾa environmental conservation
ḥimāya ṭabīʿiyya natural protection
ḥaywān / ḥaywānāt animal
ṭayr / ṭuyūr bird
hasharāt insects
faṭriyāt fungi
mawṭin habitat
silsilat jibāl mountain range
ʿālam ṭabīʿī natural world

rawnaq ṭabīʿī natural beauty
ṣamt ṭabīʿī natural silence
manāẓir khallāba breathtaking views
nashāṭ ṭabīʿī nature activity
mashy fī al-ṭabīʿa nature walk
ḥamāma dove
niqāʾ al-bīʾa environmental purity
ṭabīʿa wāḥshiyya wild nature
ṭabīʿa muḥāfaẓ ʿalayhā protected nature
makān ṭabīʿī natural place
rahla ṭabīʿiyya nature excursion
ʿunṣur ṭabīʿī natural element

Nature in Arabic

tikanūlūjiyā technology
ḥāsūb / ḥawāsīb computer
ḥāsūb maḥmūl / ḥawāsīb maḥmūla laptop
ḥāsūb ṭāwila / ḥawāsīb ṭāwila desktop computer
hātif ʿāqil / hawātif ʿāqila smartphone
hātif / hawātif phone
jihāz / ajhiza device
lāḥa / lāḥāt tablet
shāsha / shāshāt screen
faʾra / faʾrāt mouse (device)
lawḥat mafātīḥ / lawḥāt mafātīḥ keyboard
ṭābiʿa / ṭābiʿāt printer

maskan / masākin scanner
kāmīrā / kāmīrāt camera
miqrūfūn / miqrūfūnāt microphone
mukabbir ṣawt / mukabbirāt ṣawt speaker
shāḥin / shāḥināt charger
kābel / kablāt cable
bāṭriyya / bāṭriyyāt battery
wi-fī Wi-Fi
intirnit internet
shabaka / shabakāt network
iṣṭilāk / iṣṭilākāt connection
tanzīl download

rafʿ upload
tābiq app
barnāmaj / barāmij program
nithām / anẓima system
mutṣafḥ / mutṣafḥāt browser
mūqʿ / mawāqiʿ website
ḥisāb / ḥisābāt account
kalimat murūr / kalimāt murūr password
taṭbīq / taṭbīqāt application
ʿanwān īmīl / ʿanāwīn īmīl email address
rusāla īmīl / rusāʾil īmīl email message
marfūq / marfūqāt attachment

taṭwīr development
barnamaja programming
muṭawwir / muṭawwirūn developer
muʿālija processing
wāqiʿ iʿtirāḍī virtual reality
wāqiʿ ziyyādī augmented reality
zākira memory (RAM)
kharṭūsha / kharāṭīsh cartridge
wird / wūrūd input
ikhrāj / ikhrājāt output
ʿaṭl / aʿṭāl malfunction
ṣiyāna / ṣiyānāt maintenance

ḥimāya / ḥimāyāt protection
firāwus / firāwusāt virus
barnāmaj mukāfaḥa antivirus
murājaʿa nithām system update
mukhzan / makhāzin storage
ghimāma / ghimāmāt cloud
makān takzīn storage location
dhākira khārijiyya external memory
nass raqamī / nusūkh raqamiyya digital file
ṣūra raqamiyya digital image
malaf / malaffāt file
mujallad / mujalladāt folder

taʿrīfah / taʿārīf driver (software)
zurr / azrār button
āyqūna / āyqūnāt icon
shāshat al-lams touch screen
muḥarrik / muḥarrikāt engine
ʿanṣur / ʿanāṣir component
tāriḥ al-mustakhdim user history
taṣfīḥ navigation (browsing)
iḥsāʾ / iḥṣāʾāt analytics
murāqaba monitoring
quwwat al-islāk signal strength
rūbūt robot

dhakāʾ ṣināʿī artificial intelligence
taʿallum ʾāllī machine learning
ʿarḍ tāḥilīlī dashboard
sīrfar / sīrfarāt server
jawwāl dhakiyy smartphone
malfūm encrypted
istikhbār / istikhbārāt data query
bīān / bīānāt data
faqra / fuqarāt code snippet
alghūrithm / alghūrithmāt algorithm
qaʿdat bayānāt database
maṣdar maftūḥ open source

Technology in Arabic

shuʿūr / ashʿur feeling
iḥsās / aḥāsīs sensation
farḥ / afrāḥ joy
ḥuzn / aḥzān sadness
ghaḍab / aghḍāb anger
khawf / akhwāf fear
taʿajjub surprise
ṣadma / ṣadāmāt shock
riḍā contentment
surūr happiness
ḥubb / — love
karāhiya hatred

gharām passion
shawq longing
ḥanīn nostalgia
irtiyāḥ relief
raḥa comfort
taʿb tiredness
irtiyāq relaxation
ishtiyāq yearning
nashāṭ energy
buhūt boredom
malal ennui
taqalluqu anxiety

tawattur tension
qalaq worry
irtiʿāb nervousness
khajal embarrassment
iḥrāj awkwardness
ghayra jealousy
ḥasad envy
takabbur arrogance
ʿujb pride (negative)
fakhr pride (positive)
thiqah confidence
khajal shyness

iḥtirām respect
taqdīr appreciation
taʿāṭuf sympathy
taʿāshuf compassion
raḥma mercy
ṣabr patience
ḍīq distress
ḥanān tenderness
niqma resentment
ḥīra confusion
ibtisāma / ibtisāmāt smile
bukāʾ crying

ḍaḥik laughter
ṣakhaṭ rage
nadam regret
khayba disappointment
taʾnīb ḍamīr guilt
ashmaʾzāz disgust
ʿajz helplessness
qunūṭ despair
amāl hope
tafaʾul optimism
taḥaffuẓ reservation
rawʿa awe

istiḥsān approval
inkār denial
tazakkur recollection
nisyān forgetfulness
taslīm submission
ʿazima determination
idtirāb turmoil
iḥbāṭ frustration
intibāh alertness
tahawwus panic
taʿabbus frowning
istighrāb wonder

iḥtisān gratitude
shukr thanks
tamannī wish
ibtihāj gladness
iʿjāb admiration
ruʿb terror
ʿajab amazement
inshirāḥ cheerfulness
taʾassuf sorrow
intiqām revenge
ikhtināq suffocation (emotional)
ʿatf affection

Feelings in Arabic

riyāḍa / riyāḍāt sport
kurat al-qadam football
kurat al-salla basketball
kurat al-yad handball
kurat al-ṭāʾira volleyball
kurat al-qadam al-ṣaġīra futsal
rukbi rugby
amrīkānī fūtibāl American football
tannis / tannisāt tennis
tannis ṭāwila table tennis
bādminton badminton
iskwāsh squash

karātiy karate
jūdū judo
taekwondo taekwondo
kūnġ fū kung fu
muay thai Muay Thai
mushāraka participation
mubārāh / mubārāyāt match
fawz / afwāz victory
khisāra / khusārāt loss
musābaqa / musābaqāt competition
batal / abṭāl champion
būtūla / būtūlāt championship

faṣl riyaḍī sports season
ʿab / ʿib game (move)
ʿab riyāḍī / ʿubbān riyāḍiyyūn athlete
ḥakam / ḥukkām referee
farīq / furūq team
ʿab jamāʿī team sport
ʿab fardī individual sport
ṣāla riyāḍiyya / ṣālāt riyāḍiyya sports hall
mīdān / mayādīn field / court
masbaḥ / masābiḥ swimming pool
ṣibāḥa swimming
karīkh rowing

rikūb al-darājāt cycling
rikūb al-khayl horse riding
jawlāt al-khayl equestrian sports
tasalluq climbing
jary running
marāthūn marathon
qiāfa fitness
ṣālāt tamrīn gym
tamrīn / tamrīnāt exercise
tadfīʾa warm-up
shadd ʿaḍalī stretching
riyāḍat al-badan bodybuilding

wazn riyāḍī weight class
rafaʿ al-athqāl weightlifting
ibṭāl al-awzān weight champions
ṣadma impact (in sport)
ʿaḍla / ʿaḍalāt muscle
ikhtibār al-qiāsa fitness test
riyāḍāt maydāniyya track and field
qafz / qifzāt jump
rāmī al-ramīḥ javelin throw
ramy al-ḥajar shot put
riyaḍāt maʾiyya water sports
ghawṣ diving

rukūb al-amwāj surfing
tazallaq ʿalā al-jalīd ice skating
taḥalluq skydiving
ṭayrān riyāḍī aerobatics
riyāḍāt munāfaṣiyya competitive sports
riyāḍāt tarfīhiyya recreational sports
dawrī / dawriyyāt league
ʿalāmāt / nuqāt points
kās / akwās cup (trophy)
madhāliyyāt medals
dhahabiyya gold medal
fiḍḍiyya silver medal

brunziyya bronze medal
shāhid / shuhūd spectator
mushajjaʿ / mushajjaʿūn supporter
istirāḥa riyāḍiyya halftime / sports break
tadwīn al-natāʾij scorekeeping
ālat tamrīn exercise machine
mukhaṣṣa riyāḍiyyan specialist trainer
nashāṭ riyāḍī sports activity
riyāḍat al-fikr mind sport
shaṭranj chess
lāʿib / lāʿibūn player
muwāzanat al-jasad body coordination

Sports in Arabic

ḥaywān / ḥaywānāt animal
kalb / kilāb dog
qiṭṭ / qiṭaṭ cat
ḥiṣān / ʾaḥṣina horse
baqar / baqarāt cow
ʿijl / ʿijāl calf
kharūf / khirfān lamb
ghanam / — sheep
maʿza / maʿzāt goat
jamal / jimāl camel
ḥimār / ḥamīr donkey
bighāl / — mule

namir / numūr tiger
asad / usud lion
fahd / fuhūd cheetah
dhīʾb / dhīāb wolf
dubb / dībān bear
thʿlab / thaʿālib fox
qarad / qurūd monkey
fil / fiyāla elephant
zarāfa / zarāfāt giraffe
ḥamām / — dove
ʿaṣfūr / ʿaṣāfīr bird
ṭāʾir / ṭuyūr flying creature

baṭṭ / — duck
ʾiwāz / — goose
diq / diyak rooster
dajāja / dajāj hen
farkh / afrākh chick
nisr / nusūr eagle
ṣaqr / ṣuqūr falcon
būma / būm owl
khuffāsh / — bat
samaka / asmāk fish
ṣubḥān / — goldfish
dulfīn / dulfīnāt dolphin

qirsh / qurūsh shark
ḥūt / ḥītān whale
ʿaqrab / ʿaqārib scorpion
naḥla / naḥl bee
farasha / farashāt butterfly
dhubāba / dhubāb fly
namla / naml ant
baʿūḍa / baʿūḍ mosquito
ḥashara / ḥasharāt insect
ḥarīsh / — centipede
ʿankabūt / ʿanākib spider
ṣalḥafāt / — turtle

timsāḥ / tamāsīḥ crocodile
ḍabb / ḍibān lizard
ḥayyā / ḥayyāt snake
baṭṭa / baṭṭāt female duck
ḥūt qattāl orca
ʿaqraba bahrīya jellyfish
ḥarbash / — seahorse
faʾr / fīrān mouse
jaradh / jirādh rat
ʾarnab / ʾarānib rabbit
dibdaʿ / dabādiʿ frog
sulḥafāʾ / sulḥafāyāt tortoise

ḥimār waḥshī zebra
ghazāl / ghizlān gazelle
baṭrīq / baṭāriq penguin
thawr / thīrān bull
niʿāma / niʿām ostrich
ʿaqāb / ʿuqbān vulture
qarash / qirāsh mako shark
ḥamām barrī pigeon
faṣīl / fuṣlān foal
ʿijl baḥrī seal
dib baḥrī sea lion
namla ʿāmya termite

ʿankabūt sam black widow
diʾb baḥrī otter
ḥalazūn / ḥalāzīn snail
ṣudfiyya clam
ṣadfa / ṣadaf shell
jarāda / jarād locust
khunfusaʾ / khanāfis beetle
nāmaūs / nawāmīs moth
ḥimār al-baḥr hippopotamus
waḥīd al-qarn rhinoceros
tufāḥa al-baḥr starfish
ʿaqraba ramlīya sand scorpion

Animals in Arabic

raʾīs / ruʾasāʾ president
wazīr / wuzarāʾ minister
ḥukūma / ḥukūmāt government
raʾīs al-wuzarāʾ / ruʾasāʾ al-wuzarāʾ prime minister
dawla / duwal state
jumhūriyya / jumhūriyyāt republic
malakiyya / malakiyyāt monarchy
niẓām / anwimāʾ regime
muʿāraḍa / muʿāraḍāt opposition
ḥizb / aḥzāb party
mujtamaʿ / mujtamāʿāt society
ʿadāla / ʿadālāt justice

intikhāb / intikhābāt election
ṣandūq / ṣanādīq ballot box
naẓīr / nuẓarāʾ counterpart
marshūḥ / marshūḥūn candidate
naẓām iṣtibdādī / anwimāʾ iṣtibdādiyya authoritarian regime
mufāwaḍ / mufāwaḍūn negotiator
qiyāda / qiyādāt leadership
maqarr / maqarrāt headquarters
wilāya / wilāyāt province
majlis / majālis council
muḥāfaẓa / muḥāfaẓāt governorate
miqlāb siyāsī / miqlabāt siyāsiyya political coup

diblūmāsī / diblūmāsiyyūn diplomat
sifāra / sifārāt embassy
qinsuliyya / qinsuliyyāt consulate
mumāthila / mumāthilāt representative (f.)
mumāthil / mumāthilūn representative (m.)
muʿāhada / muʿāhadāt treaty
ittiḥād / ittiḥādāt union
munaẓẓama / munaẓẓamāt organization
farʿ / furūʿ branch
bithāʾa / bithāʾāt delegation
wifd / wufūd delegation
muʾtamar / muʾtamarāt conference

muḥādaṯa / muḥādaṯāt conversation
ḥiwār / ḥiwārāt dialogue
muqārana / muqāranāt comparison
mubāḥatha / mubāḥathāt negotiation
tashāwur / tashāwurāt consultation
iʿlān / iʿlānāt declaration
ittiṣāl / ittiṣālāt contact
taʿāwun / taʿāwunāt cooperation
muʿāhada / muʿāhadāt pact
taʿahhud / taʿahhudāt commitment
waʿd / wuʿūd promise
iʿtirāf / iʿtirāfāt recognition

ḥarb / ḥurūb war
salām / salāmāt peace
hudna / hudan truce
nizāʿ / nizāʿāt conflict
taṣʿīd / taṣʿīdāt escalation
ḍagṭ / ḍughūṭ pressure
ḥiṣār / ḥuṣur siege
qitāʿ / aqṭāʿ sector
iḥtilāl / iḥtilālāt occupation
ṭalab lujuʾ / ṭalabāt lujuʾ asylum request
ʿuqūba / ʿuqūbāt sanction
musālaḥa / musālaḥāt reconciliation

ḥuqūq / — rights
ḥaqq / ḥuqūq right
ḥurriyya / ḥurriyyāt freedom
musāwāt / — equality
tamyīz / tamyīzāt discrimination
ʿadāla ijtimāʿiyya / — social justice
ḥimāya / ḥimāyāt protection
faqr / — poverty
muwāṭin / muwāṭinūn citizen
jinssiyya / jinssiyyāt nationality
ʿumūm / — public
naṣṣ qānūnī / nuṣūṣ qānūniyya legal text

qaḍiyya / qaḍāyā case
maḥkama / maḥākim court
dustūr / dasātīr constitution
qānūn / qawānīn law
taqarrīr / taqārīr report
qarār / qarārāt decision
ḥaql / ḥuqūl field
mujtamaʿ dawliyy / mujtamāʿāt dawliyya international community
munāẓara / munāẓarāt debate
mashrūʿ / mashārīʿ project
waẓīfa / waẓāʾif function
maṣlaḥa / maṣāliḥ interest

Politics in Arabic

ḥarb / ḥurūb war
niẓāʿ / niẓāʿāt conflict
ʿunf violence
shuġb / ashġāl unrest
inqilāb / inqilābāt coup
thawra / thawarāt revolution
iḥtilāl / iḥtilālāt occupation
muqāwama resistance
intifāḍa / intifāḍāt uprising
ghazw / ġazawāt invasion
ḥimāya protection
ḥimāya madaniyya civil defense

ḥisār / ḥuṣur siege
taḥṣīn / taḥṣīnāt fortification
qaṣf / qaṣfāt bombing
ḍarb / ḍaribāt strike (military)
ḥamlā / ḥamalāt campaign
istiʿmār colonialism
istiʿdād readiness
ṣurāʿ / ṣirāʿāt struggle
silāḥ / aslīḥa weapon
banduqiyya / banādiq rifle
musaddas / musaddasāt pistol
qunbula / qanābil bomb

ṣārūkh / ṣawārīkh missile
lāghim / alghām mine
ramy shooting
qiṭāl fighting
istihdāf targeting
taḥalluf / taḥāllufāt alliance
jihāt mutaḥāriba warring parties
jahha / jahāt front (military)
muḥāraba combat
iʿtirāk / iʿtirākāt engagement
maqbarat ḥarbiyya war cemetery
ṣarf nithāmī military spending

tajannud recruitment
tajrīd deployment
sulḥ / ṣulḥūḥ peace (treaty)
hudna / hudan truce
muḥādatha / muḥādathāt talks
mufāwaḍāt negotiations
muʿāhada / muʿāhadāt agreement
ittiḥād coalition
ḥayāda neutrality
iʿlān ḥarb declaration of war
ʿaqid al-silāḥ ceasefire
muqārana ʿaskariyya military balance

ʿaduww / aʿdāʾ enemy
ḥalf / aḥlāf ally
jaysh / juyūsh army
qiwwa / quwwāt force
ṭāʾira ḥarbiyya / ṭāʾirāt ḥarbiyya warplane
ṣaff / ṣufūf ranks
ṭābūr / ṭawābīr platoon
kātiʿ ṭarīq / kuṭṭāʿ ṭuruq militant
muqātal / muqātilūn fighter
qannāṣ / qannāṣūn sniper
ʿaskari / ʿaskarīyūn soldier
amr / ʾawāmir order

ʿamaliyya / ʿamaliyyāt operation
istikhbārāt intelligence
taftīsh inspection
iʿtiqāl / iʿtiqālāt arrest
ʿadhāb / — torture
taʿdhīb abuse
muṭārada / muṭāradāt pursuit
inqidhāf explosion
nufūdh control (dominance)
inhiyār collapse
rafḍ rejection
qatl killing

majzara / majāzir massacre
jarīma ḥarbiyya / jarāʾim ḥarbiyya war crime
nafl / anfil looting
ṣudām / ṣidāmāt clash
rasās bullet
muzdaḥamīn casualties
jarīḥ / jarḥā wounded
qatīl / qatlā killed
makhbāʾ / makhābiʾ shelter
muʾanna / muʾannāt munition
ḥarb aṭwāliyya civil war
ḥarb ʿālamiyya world war

War in Arabic

kuss cunt
zibb penis
ayir dick
baghl / bughūl mule
tiz / atzāz ass
khara shit
zibil trash
dabbur / dabābīr wasp
qahba / qawāḥib whore
sharmuta / sharamīṭ slut

ḥayawān / ḥayawānāt animal
ḥimār / ḥamīr donkey
kalb / kilāb dog
qird / qurūd monkey
bahm / abhām beast
timsāḥ / tamāsīḥ crocodile
thawr / thīrān bull
ghurāb / ghirbān crow
baqara / baqarāt cow
khinzīr / khanāzīr pig

nāqiṣ deficient
maḥbūl crazy
majnūn / majānīn insane
ʾahbal / ʾahbāl fool
ghabī / aghbiyāʾ stupid
mutakhallif / mutakhallifūn retarded
mamsūkh deformed
ʾaʿmā blind
ʾaṭrash / ṭursh deaf
maghlūb loser

ḥarāmī / ḥarāmiyya thief
naṣṣāb / naṣṣābūn swindler
qātil / qatalā killer
jabān / jubanāʾ coward
khāʾin / khawn traitor
kadhdhāb / kadhdhābūn liar
munāfiq / munāfiqūn hypocrite
sāriq / sāriqūn robber
dajjāl / dajjālūn deceiver
fāsiq / fāsiqūn sinner

wasikh / wasikhūn dirty
najas / anjās impure
qādhir / qādhirūn filthy
rakhīs / rukhṣāʾ cheap
bāṭil / buṭlān worthless
munḥarif / munḥarifūn pervert
fāshil / fāshilūn failure
makhzūq disgusting
qādhif / qādhifūn slanderer
mufsid / mufsidūn corrupt

ṭāfih / ṭufahāʾ spit
bahdala / bahdalāt humiliation
sabb / sabbāt insult
laʿna / laʿanāt curse
shatm / shatmāt abuse
taḥqīr contempt
istihzāʾ mockery
tashhīr defamation
tamasḫur ridicule
taḥqīr belittlement

ghaḍab anger
zaʿal upset
sakhaṭ rage
ḥannaq irritation
qahr fury
taʿaṣṣub bigotry
nafra disgust
karāha hatred
ḥiqd resentment
ghayẓ spite

faḍīḥa / faḍāʾiḥ scandal
ʿār disgrace
khizy shame
sukhriya mockery
maẓalla humiliation
faḍḥ / afḍāḥ exposure
sakhāfa stupidity
jahl ignorance
ghabāwa dumbness
taḥammuq foolishness

munkar / manākir vile
radīʾ lowly
ḥaqīr despicable
danīʾ base
waṭī low
safāla baseness
nashāz deviant
khasīs mean
laʾīm / laʾīmūn vile
bakhīl / bukhalaʾ stingy

kāfir / kuffār infidel
murtadd / murtaddūn apostate
zindīq / zanādiqa heretic
ilhād atheism
shirk idolatry
tafakkur kufrī blasphemy
kufr disbelief
nifāq hypocrisy
ridda apostasy
fisq sinfulness

Arabic Swear Words

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