Modern Standard Arabic

Health and Medicine in Modern Standard Arabic

health	ʂiɧɧa^tun	صِحَّةٌ
healthy, in good health	salīm^un	سَليمٌ
healthy, in good health	mu3āfaⁿ	مُعافًى
healthy, in good health	bi-ʂiɧa^tin jayyida^tin	بِصِحَةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ
sickness, illness, disease	maraɖ^un (ʔamrāɖ^un)	مَرَضٌ (أَمْراضٌ)
sick, ill	marīɖ^un (marɖā)	مَريضٌ (مَرْضى)
in poor health	bi-ɧāla^tin ʂiɧɧiyya^tin sayyiʔa^tin	بِحالَةٍ صِحِّيَّةٍ سَيِّئَةٍ
handicapped	mu3āq^un	مُعاقٌ
wheelchair	kursiyy^un mutaɧarrik^un	كُرْسِيٌّ مُتَحَرِّكٌ
doctor	ʈabīb^un (ʔaʈibbāʔ^u)	طَبيبٌ (أَطِبّاءُ)
doctor	duktōr^un (dakātira^tun)	دُكْتوْرٌ (دَكاتِرَةٌ)
I don’t feel well. I think I need to go see a doctor.	lā ʔaš3ur^u ʔannanī bi-xayrⁱⁿ. ʔaʐunn^u ʔannanī bi-ɧāja^tin li-đđahābⁱ ʔilā -ʈʈabībⁱ.	لا أَشْعُرُ أَنَّني بِخَيْرٍ. أَظُنُّ أَنَّني بِحاجَةٍ لِلذَّهابِ إِلى الطَّبيبِ.
specialist	ʔaxiʂʂāʔiyy^un	أَخِصّائِيٌّ
cardiologist	ʈabīb^u qalbⁱⁿ	طَبيبُ قَلْبٍ
eye doctor, ophthalmologist	ʈabīb^u 3uyūnⁱⁿ	طَبيبُ عُيونٍ
to make an appointment with	ɧaddada ^[2s] maw3id^an ma3^a	حَدَّدَ مَوْعِدًا مَعَ
hospital	mustašfaⁿ (mustašfayāt^un)	مُسْتَشْفًى (مُسْتَشْفَياتٌ)
doctor’s office, clinic	3iyāda^tu [ʈabībⁱⁿ]	عِيادَةُ [طَبيبٍ]
nurse	mumarriɖ^un	مُمَرِّضٌ
patient	marīɖ^un (marɖā)	مَريضٌ (مَرْضى)
to get a (medical) check-up	xaɖa3a ^[1s1] li-faɧʂⁱⁿ ʈibbiyyⁱⁿ	خَضَعَ لِفَحْصٍ طِبِّيٍّ
to diagnose	šaxxaʂa ^[2s]	شَخَّصَ
diagnosis	tašxīʂ^un	تَشْخيصٌ
to examine	faɧaʂa ^[1s1]	فَحَصَ
examination	faɧʂ^un (fuɧūʂ^un)	فَحْصٌ (فُحوصٌ)
The doctor examined him and diagnosed him with nasal congestion.	faɧaʂah^u -ʈʈabīb^u wa-šaxxaʂ^a ʔiʂābatah^u bi-ɧtiqānⁱⁿ fī -lʔanfⁱ.	فَحَصَهُ الطَّبيبُ وَشَخَّصَ إِصابَتَهُ بِاحْتِقانٍ في الأَنْفِ.
problem	muškila^tun	مُشْكِلَةٌ
What’s wrong?	mā -lxaʈb^u?	ما الخَطْبُ؟
What’s wrong?	mā -lʔamr^u?	ما الأَمْرُ؟
What’s wrong?	mā -lmuškila^tu?	ما المُشْكِلَةُ؟
I’m sick.	ʔana marīɖ^un.	أَنا مَريضٌ.
pain	ʔalam^un (ʔālām^un)	أَلَمٌ (آلامٌ)
My __ hurts.	__ yuʔlimunī / tuʔlimunī	__ يُؤْلِمُني / تُؤْلِمُني
My shoulder has been hurting for ages.	katifī yuʔlimunī munđ^u fatra^tin ʈawīla^tin.	كَتِفي يُؤْلِمُني مُنْذُ فَتْرَةٍ طَويلَةٍ.
It hurts here.	ʔaš3ur^u bi-lʔalamⁱ hunā.	أَشْعُرُ بِالأَلَمِ هُنا.
to have a backache	ʐahruh^u yuʔlimuh^u	ظَهْرُهُ يُؤْلِمُهُ
to have a headache	ša3ara ^[1s3] bi-ʂʂudā3ⁱ	شَعَرَ بِالصُّداعِ
to have a headache	raʔsuh^u yuʔlimuh^u	رَأْسُهُ يُؤْلِمُهُ
I have a really bad headache.	ʔu3ānī min ʂudā3ⁱⁿ šadīdⁱⁿ.	أُعاني مِنْ صُداعٍ شَديدٍ.
I have a really bad headache.	ʔaš3ur^u bi-ʔalamⁱⁿ šadīdⁱⁿ fī raʔsī.	أَشْعُرُ بِأَلَمٍ شَديدٍ في رَأْسي.
migraine	ʂudā3^un niʂfiyy^un	صُداعٌ نِصْفِيٌّ
migraine	šaqīqa^tun	شَقيقَةٌ
dizziness	duwār^un	دُوارٌ
dizzy	muʂāb^un bi-duwārⁱⁿ	مُصابٌ بِدُوارٍ
dizzy	dāʔix^un	دائِخٌ
to faint	faqada ^[1s2] -lwa3ya	فَقَدَ الوَعْيَ
to faint	ʔuɣmā ^[p] 3alayhⁱ	أُغْمى عَلَيْهِ
to have a cold	ʔuʂība ^[p] bi-nazla^ti bardⁱⁿ	أُصيبَ بِنَزْلَةِ بَرْدٍ
to be congested, have nasal congestion	3ānā ^[3d] min^a -ɧtiqānⁱⁿ bi-lʔanfⁱ	عانى مِنَ احْتِقانٍ بِالأَنْفِ
to be congested, have nasal congestion	3ānā ^[3d] min^a -zzukāmⁱ	عانى مِنَ الزُّكامِ
to have [lit. suffer from] the flu	3ānā ^[3d] min^a -lʔinfilwanzā	عانى مِنَ الإِنْفِلْوَنْزا
to have [lit. suffer from] the flu	muʂāb^un bi-lʔinfilwanzā	مُصابٌ بِالإِنْفِلْوَنْزا
to have a fever	3ānā ^[3d] min^a -lɧummā	عانى مِنَ الحُمّى
to have a fever	muʂāb^un bi-lɧummā	مُصابٌ بِالحُمّى
to have a stomachache	ma3idatuh^u tuʔlimuh^u	مَعِدَتُهُ تُؤْلِمُهُ
to have a sore throat	3ānā ^[3d] min^a -ltihābⁱⁿ fī -lɧalqⁱ	عانى مِنَ الْتِهابٍ في الحَلْقِ
to have a sore throat	muʂāb^un bi-ltihābⁱ -lɧalqⁱ	مُصابٌ بِالْتِهابِ الحَلْقِ
to cough	sa3ala ^[1s3]	سَعَلَ
to have a cough	3ānā ^[3d] min^a -ssu3ālⁱ	عانى مِنَ السُّعالِ
to vomit, throw up	taqayyaʔa ^[5s(c)]	تَقَيَّأَ
to experience nausea, be nauseous	ša3ara ^[1s3] bi-lɣaŧayānⁱ	شَعَرَ بِالغَثَيانِ
to have a rash	3ānā ^[3d] min ʈafaɧⁱⁿ jildiyyⁱⁿ	عانى مِنْ طَفَحٍ جِلْدِيٍّ
having diarrhea	muʂāb^un bi-lʔishālⁱ	مُصابٌ بِالإِسْهالِ
constipated	muʂāb^un bi-lʔimsākⁱ	مُصابٌ بِالإِمْساكِ
to have indigestion	3ānā ^[3d] min 3usrⁱ -lhaɖmⁱ	عانى مِنْ عُسْرِ الهَضْمِ
diabetes	maraɖ^u -ssukkarⁱ	مَرَضُ السُّكَّرِ
diabetes	dāʔ^u -ssukkariyyⁱ	داءُ السُّكَّرِيِّ
diabetic	muʂāb^un bi-maraɖⁱ -ssukkarⁱ	مُصابٌ بِمَرَضِ السُّكَّرِ
having asthma	muʂāb^un bi-rrabwⁱ	مُصابٌ بِالرَّبْوِ
to have high blood pressure	ɖaɣʈ^u damihⁱ murtafi3^un	ضَغْطُ دَمِهِ مُرْتَفِعٌ
to have high blood pressure	3ānā ^[3d] min^a -rtifā3ⁱⁿ fī ɖaɣʈⁱ -ddamⁱ	عانى مِنَ ارْتِفاعٍ في ضَغْطِ الدَّمِ
AIDS	alʔēdz	الأيْدْزْ
AIDS	assīdā	السّيدا
AIDS	maraɖ^u naqʂⁱ -lmanā3a^ti -lmuktasaba^ti	مَرَضُ نَقْصِ المَناعَةِ المُكْتَسَبَةِ
cancer	saraʈān^un	سَرَطانٌ
to get injured	ʔuʂība ^[p]	أُصيبَ
to get injured	juriɧa ^[p]	جُرِحَ
to have a bruise	ʔuʂība ^[p] bi-kadma^tin	أُصيبَ بِكَدْمَةٍ
wound, cut	jurɧ^un (jurūɧ^un)	جُرْحٌ (جُروحٌ)
to get stitches	xayyaʈa ^[2s] jurɧah^u	خَيَّطَ جُرْحَهُ
to get stitches	talaqqā ^[5d] ɣuraz^an	تَلَقّى غُرَزًا
stitch	ɣurza^tun (ɣuraz^un)	غُرْزَةٌ (غُرَزٌ)
burn	ɧarq^un (ɧurūq^un)	حَرْقٌ (حُروقٌ)
to get burned	ʔuʂība ^[p] bi-ɧarqⁱⁿ	أُصيبَ بِحَرْقٍ
bandage, Band-Aid	ɖimmāda^tun	ضِمّادَةٌ
to have a sprained ankle	ʔuʂība ^[p] bi-ltiwāʔⁱⁿ fī -lkāɧilⁱ	أُصيبَ بِالْتِواءٍ في الكاحِلِ
to break a bone	kasara ^[1s2] 3aʐma^tan	كَسَرَ عَظْمَةً
a broken bone	3aʐma^tun maksūra^tun	عَظْمَةٌ مَكْسورَةٌ
cast; splint	jabīra^tun (jabāʔir^u)	جَبيرَةٌ (جَبائِرُ)
He broke his arm and has to wear a cast now.	laqad kasar^a đirā3ah^u wyajib^u 3alayhⁱ ʔan yartadiy^a jabīra^tan -lʔān^a.	لَقَدْ كَسَرَ ذِراعَهُ ويَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرْتَدِيَ جَبيرَةً الآنَ.
x-ray	ʂūra^tun bi-lʔaši33a^ti -ssīniyya^ti	صورَةٌ بِالأَشِعَّةِ السّينِيَّةِ
to x-ray	ʂawwara ^[2s] ʂūra^tan bi-lʔaši33a^ti -ssīniyya^ti	صَوَّرَ صورَةً بِالأَشِعَّةِ السّينِيَّةِ
medicine	dawāʔ^un (ʔadwiya^tun)	دَواءٌ (أَدْوِيَةٌ)
prescription	waʂfa^tun ʈibbiyya^tun	وَصْفَةٌ طِبِّيَّةٌ
to prescribe	waʂafa ^[1a2]	وَصَفَ
aspirin	ʔasbirīn^un	أَسْبِرينٌ
pill	ɧabba^tu dawāʔⁱⁿ	حَبَّةُ دَواءٍ
antibiotics	muɖāddāt^un ɧayawiyya^tun	مُضادّاتٌ حَيَوِيَّةٌ
injection, shot	ɧuqna^tun (ɧuqan^un)	حُقْنَةٌ (حُقَنٌ)
to get a shot	ʔaxađa ^{[1s3^a]} ɧuqna^tan	أَخَذَ حُقْنَةً
to draw blood	saɧaba ^[1s1] dam^an	سَحَبَ دَمًا
to run a blood test	ʔajrā ^[4d] faɧʂ^a damⁱⁿ	أَجْرى فَحْصَ دَمٍ
to heal, receover, be cured	šufiya ^[p]	شُفِيَ
to heal, receover, be cured	ta3āfā ^[6d]	تَعافى
recovery, healing	šifāʔ^un	شِفاءٌ
recovery, healing	istišfāʔ^un	اِسْتِشْفاءٌ
to treat	3ālaja ^[3s]	عالَجَ
treatment	3ilāj^un	عِلاجٌ
infection	3adwā	عَدْوى
contagious	mu3dⁱⁿ	مُعْدٍ
Are you contagious?	hal maraɖuk^a mu3dⁱⁿ?	هَلْ مَرَضُكَ مُعْدٍ؟
surgeon	jarrāɧ^un	جَرّاحٌ
surgeon	ʈabīb^u jirāɧ^tin	طَبيبُ جِراحةٍ
surgery	jirāɧa^tun	جِراحَةٌ
to perform surgery on, operate on	ʔajrā ^[4d] 3amaliyya^tan li-	أَجْرى عَمَلِيَّةً لِـ
to undergo surgery, have an operation	xaɖa3a ^[1s1] li-3amaliyya^tin jirāɧiyya^tin	خَضَعَ لِعَمَلِيَّةٍ جِراحِيَّةٍ
to undergo surgery, have an operation	ʔujriya ^[p] lah^u 3amaliyya^tun jirāɧiyya^tun	أُجْرِيَ لَهُ عَمَلِيَّةٌ جِراحِيَّةٌ
to have an abortion	ʔajhaɖat ^[4s]	أَجْهَضَتْ
plastic surgeon	jarrāɧ^u tajmīlⁱⁿ	جَرّاحُ تَجْميلٍ
plastic surgery	jirāɧa^tun tajmīliyya^tun	جِراحَةٌ تَجْميلِيَّةٌ
pregnancy	ɧaml^un	حَمْلٌ
to get pregnant by	ɧamalat ^[1s2] min	حَمَلَتْ مِنْ
pregnant	ɧāmil^un (ɧawāmil^u)	حامِلٌ (حَوامِلُ)
to give birth	ʔanjabat ^[4s	أَنْجَبَتْ
to give birth	]	وَضَعَتْ مَوْلودًا
When are you due?	matā satalidīn^a?	مَتى سَتَلِدينَ؟
When are you due?	matā yaɧīn^u maw3id^u wilādatikⁱ?	مَتى يَحينُ مَوْعِدُ وِلادَتِكِ؟
I’m due in early December.	saʔalid^u fī šahrⁱ kānūn^a -lʔawwalⁱ	سَأَلِدُ في شَهْرِ كانونَ الأَوَّلِ
How far along is she?	fī ʔayyⁱ šahrⁱⁿ hiya -lʔān^a?	في أَيِّ شَهْرٍ هِيَ الآنَ؟
She’s six months pregnant.	ʔinnahā ɧāmil^un fī šahrihā -ssādisⁱ.	إِنَّها حامِلٌ في شَهْرِها السّادِسِ.
to use birth control	istaxdama mawāni3^a -lɧamlⁱ	اِسْتَخْدَمَ مَوانِعَ الحَمْلِ
to use birth control	istaxdama wasāʔil^a man3ⁱ -lɧamlⁱ	اِسْتَخْدَمَ وَسائِلَ مَنْعِ الحَمْلِ
condom	wāqⁱⁿ đakariyyⁱⁿ	واقٍ ذَكَرِيٍّ
dentist	ʈabīb^u ʔasnānⁱⁿ	طَبيبُ أَسْنانٍ
to have a cavity	ladayhⁱ tajwīf^un [sinniyy^un]	لَدَيْهِ تَجْويفٌ [سِنِّيٌّ]
to have a toothache	ʔasnānuh^u tuʔlimuh^u	أَسْنانُهُ تُؤْلِمُهُ
to have a toothache	3ānā ^[3d] min ʔalamⁱⁿ bi-lʔasnānⁱ	عانى مِنْ أَلَمٍ بِالأَسْنانِ
to have a chipped tooth	sinnuh^u maksūr^un	سِنُّهُ مَكْسورٌ
to get a filling	ɧašā ^[1d3] sinnah^u	حَشا سِنَّهُ
to get a tooth pulled	iqtala3a sinnah^u	اِقْتَلَعَ سِنَّهُ
to get a cleaning	naʐʐafa ^[2s] ʔasnānah^u	نَظَّفَ أَسْنانَهُ
I’m going to the dentist’s to get a check-up and a cleaning.	ʔana đāhib^un ʔilā ʈabībⁱ -lʔasnānⁱ li-ʔijrāʔⁱ faɧʂⁱⁿ ʈibbiyyⁱⁿ wa-tanʐīfⁱ ʔasnānī.	أَنا ذاهِبٌ إِلى طَبيبِ الأَسْنانِ لِإِجْراءِ فَحْصٍ طِبِّيٍّ وَتَنْظيفِ أَسْناني.
to get one’s teeth whitened	bayyaɖa ^[2s] ʔasnānah^u	بَيَّضَ أَسْنانَهُ

Modern Standard Arabic

Health and Medicine in Modern Standard Arabic

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