Nouns represent people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to refer to somebody or something. Memorize the Arabic nouns below and you’ll be well equipped for almost every basic conversation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Arabic“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Nouns

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Important nouns

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
childطفل, طفلةtefl (m), teflah (f)
manرجلrajol
womanامرأةimra'ah
familyأسرة
عائلة		osrah
aa'elah
town / cityبلدة
مدينة		baldah
madinah
countryبلد
دولة		balad
dawlah
worldعالمaalam
houseمنزلmanzil
carسيارةsayarah
street / roadشارع
طريق		shari'
tariq
shopمتجرmatjar
doorبابbab
tableطاولة
منضدة		taawelah
mendadah
chairكرسيkorsi
windowنافذةnafidzah
newspaperصحيفة
جريدة		sahifah
jaridah
bookكتابketab
penقلم حبرqalam hebr
bagحقيبة
شنطة		haqibah
shantah
rucksackحقيبة ظهرhakibat zahr
happinessسعادةsa'adah
loveحب
عشق		hob
ishk
flowerزهرة
وردة		zahrah
wardah
ballكرةkorah
workعملa'mal
vacationعطلةo'tlah
passportجواز سفرjawaz safar
languageلغةloghah
questionسؤالso'al
answerإجابةijabah
beginning / startبدايةbidayah
endنهايةnihayah

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