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, teflahar-sing_childar-sing_child-2
manرجلrajolar-sing_man
womanامرأةimra'ahar-sing_woman
familyأسرة
عائلة		osrah
aa'elah		ar-sing_family
ar-sing_family-2
town / cityبلدة
مدينة		baldah
madinah		ar-sing_towncity
ar-sing_towncity-2
countryبلد
دولة		balad
dawlah		ar-sing_country
ar-sing_country-2
worldعالمaalamar-sing_world
houseمنزلmanzilar-sing_house
carسيارةsayarahar-sing_car
street / roadشارع
طريق		shari'
tariq		ar-sing_streetroad
ar-sing_streetroad-2
shopمتجرmatjarar-sing_shop
doorبابbabar-sing_door
tableطاولة
منضدة		taawelah
mendadah		ar-sing_table
ar-sing_table-2
chairكرسيkorsiar-sing_chair
windowنافذةnafidzahar-sing_window
newspaperصحيفة
جريدة		sahifah
jaridah		ar-sing_newspaper
ar-sing_newspaper-2
bookكتابketabar-sing_book
penقلم حبرqalam hebrar-sing_pen
bagحقيبة
شنطة		haqibah
shantah		ar-sing_bag
ar-sing_bag-2
rucksackحقيبة ظهرhakibat zahrar-sing_rucksack
happinessسعادةsa'adahar-sing_happiness
loveحب
عشق		hob
ishk		ar-sing_love
ar-sing_love-2
flowerزهرة
وردة		zahrah
wardah		ar-sing_flower
ar-sing_flower-2
ballكرةkorahar-sing_ball
workعملa'malar-sing_work
vacationعطلةo'tlahar-sing_vacation
passportجواز سفرjawaz safarar-sing_passport
languageلغةloghahar-sing_language
questionسؤالso'alar-sing_question
answerإجابةijabahar-sing_answer
beginning / startبدايةbidayahar-sing_beginningstart
endنهايةnihayahar-sing_end

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