We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Arabic words and phrases related to Health and Illnesses. Let’s hope you’ll never need them, but better be prepared than sorry as they say…

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

Body & Health in Arabic

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The Body

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
body [Sg]جسدjasad
bodies [Pl]أجسادajsad
head [Sg]رأسra's
heads [Pl]رءوسro'ous
face [Sg]وجهwajh
faces [Pl]وجوهwojoh
eye [Sg]عينa'en
eyes [Pl]عيونo'uyoun
ear [Sg]أذنodzon
ears [Pl]آذانadaan
nose [Sg]أنفanf
noses [Pl]أنوفo'unouf
mouth [Sg]فم
فاه		fam
fah
mouths [Pl]أفمام
أفواه		afmam
afwah
tongue [Sg]لسانlesan
tongues [Pl]ألسنةalsenah
neck [Sg]رقبةraqabah
necks [Pl]رقابreqab
chest [Sg]صدرsadr
chests [Pl]صدورsodour
back / shoulderظهر
كتف		dahr
katef
stomach [Sg]معدة
بطن		ma'eda
batn
stomachs [Pl]بطونbotoun
heart [Sg]قلبqalb
hearts [Pl]قلوبqoloub
arm [Sg]ذراعdera'
arms [Pl]أذرعadro'
elbow [Sg]كوعku'
elbows [Pl]أكواع
كيعان		akwaa'
kia'an
hand [Sg]يدyad
hands [Pl]أيدي
يدين		aydy
yadayen
right handاليد اليمنىal yad al yomna
left handاليد اليسرىal yad al yosra
finger [Sg]إصبعesba'
fingers [Pl]أصابعasabe'
leg [Sg]ساقsaq
legs [Pl]سيقان
ساقين		siqan
saqayen
foot [Sg]قدمqadam
feet [Pl] أقدام
قدمين		aqdam
qadamayen
skinجلدjeld
hairشعرsha'r
tooth [Sg]سنsen
teeth [Pl]أسنانasnan
bloodدم
دماء		dam
dema'

Health & Illnesses

EnglishArabicArabic
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
healthyصحيsihy
ill / sickمريض
عليل		mareed
a'leel
ache [Sg]ألمalam
aches [Pl]آلامaalaam
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.يؤلمني[...]
تؤلمني [...]		yo'lemany [1]
to'lemany […] [2]
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.يؤلمني[...]
تؤلمني [...]		yo'lemany [3]
to'lemany […] [4]
I have a stomach ache.تؤلمني معدتيto'lemany ma'edaty
My legs hurt.تؤلمني ساقايto'lemany saqay [5]
doctorطبيب, طبيبةtabeeb (m), tabeebah (f)
medical office / doctor’s surgeryعيادة طبية
عيادة الطبيب		eyadah tebbeyah
eyadat al-tabeeb
chemist’s / drugstoreصيدلية
أجزخانة		saydaleyah
ajzakhanah
hospitalمشفى
مستشفى		mashfa
mostashfa
illness / maladyمرض
علة
داء		marad
e'lla
da'

Notes:

1 Used if the word coming next is masculine. 2 Used if the word coming next is feminine.3 Used if the word coming next is masculine. 4 Used if the word coming next is feminine.5 The plural usage here is different due to grammar rules for adding 'my' in Arabic.

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