Surely everyone remembers their early school days when their teacher would give a class about body parts and follow it up with exercises to identify them. Well, since most people start to learn Arabic by memorizing various words to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible, we decided that that day is here again. Here is our article dedicated to body parts in Arabic. More than likely, you‘ll also hear them in your daily conversations, either as idioms, metaphors or even in random conversations.
English | Transliteration | Arabic |
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Eyes in Arabic | Ain | عين |
Ear in Arabic | Othon | اذن |
Teeth in Arabic | Asnan | أسنان |
Mouth in Arabic | Fam | فم |
Nose in Arabic | Anf | أنف |
Hand in Arabic | Yad | يد |
Leg in Arabic | Qadam | قدم |
Hair in Arabic | Sh’ar | شعر |
Face in Arabic | Wajah | وجه |
Eyebrow in Arabic | alhajib | الحاجب |
Head in Arabic | Ra’s | رأس |
Cheeks in Arabic | Khdood | خدود |
Jaw in Arabic | fak | فك |
Tongue in Arabic | lisan | لسان |
Lip in Arabic | shifa | شفة |
Finger in Arabic | Al’iisbe | الإصبع |
Arm in Arabic | Dhirae | ذراع |
Wrist in Arabic | risgh | رسغ |
Thumb in Arabic | ‘iibham | إبهام |
Fingernail in Arabic | zufur | ظفر |
Knee in Arabic | Rakba | ركبة |
Forehead in Arabic | Jabiyn | جبين |
Neck in Arabic | Raqabah | رقبه |
Shoulder in Arabic | kataf | كتف |
Waist in Arabic | wasat | وسط |
Elbow in Arabic | kue | كوع |
Chest in Arabic | sadar | صدر |
Stomach in Arabic | batan | بطن |
Ankle in Arabic | kahil | كاحل |
Toe in Arabic | ‘iisbae qadam | إصبع قدم |
Chin in Arabic | dhaqan | ذقن |
Back in Arabic | zahar | ظهر |
Hip in Arabic | khasira | خاصرة |
When visiting an Arabic country, it helps to know the customs, traditions and language. So please check out the rest of our articles on basic Arabic words and phrases.
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