Modern Standard Arabic

The Human Body and Describing People in Modern Standard Arabic

body	jism^un (ʔajsām^un)	جِسْمٌ (أَجْسامٌ)
head	raʔs^un [m. or f.] (ruʔūs^un)	رَأْسٌ (رُؤوسٌ)
brain, mind	3aql^un (3uqūl^un)	عَقْلٌ (عُقولٌ)
skull	jumjuma^tun (jamājim^u)	جُمْجُمَةٌ (جَماجِمُ)
face	wajh^un (wujūh^un)	وَجْهٌ (وُجوهٌ)
He has a round face.	ladayhⁱ wajh^un mustadīr^un.	لَدَيْهِ وَجْهٌ مُسْتَديرٌ.
She has an oblong face.	ladayhā wajh^un mustaʈīl^un.	لَدَيْها وَجْهٌ مُسْتَطيلٌ.
I have a square face.	ladayy^a wajh^un murabba3^un.	لَدَيَّ وَجْهٌ مُرَبَّعٌ.
You have an oval face.	ladayk^a wajh^un bayɖāwiyy^un.	لَدَيْكَ وَجْهٌ بَيْضاوِيٌّ.
to wash one’s face	ɣasala ^[1s2] wajhah^u	غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ
forehead	jabha^tun (jibāh^un)	جَبْهَةٌ (جِباهٌ)
He has a big forehead.	ladayhⁱ jabha^tun kabīra^tun.	لَدَيْهِ جَبْهَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ.
brow; eyebrow	ɧājib^un (ɧawājib^u)	حاجِبٌ (حَواجِبُ)
to frown, knit one’s brow, scowl	3abasa ^[1s2]	عَبَسَ
to frown, knit one’s brow, scowl	qaʈʈaba ^[2s] ɧājibayhⁱ	قَطَّبَ حاجِبَيْهِ
cheek	xadd^un (xudūd^un)	خَدٌّ (خُدودٌ)
chin	đaqn^un (đuqūn^un)	ذَقْنٌ (ذُقونٌ)
jaw	fakk^un (fukūk^un)	فَكٌّ (فُكوكٌ)
eye	3ayn^un [f.] (3uyūn^un)	عَيْنٌ (عُيونٌ)
My eyes itch.	3aynāy^a taɧukkānī.	عَيْنايَ تَحُكّاني.
blue eyes	3aynānⁱ zarqāwatānⁱ	عَيْنانِ زَرْقاوَتانِ
green eyes	3aynānⁱ xaɖrāwatānⁱ	عَيْنانِ خَضْراوَتانِ
brown eyes	3aynānⁱ bunniyatānⁱ	عَيْنانِ بُنِّيَتانِ
She has beautiful brown eyes.	ladayhā 3aynānⁱ bunniyatānⁱ jamīlatānⁱ.	لَدَيْها عَيْنانِ بُنِّيَتانِ جَميلَتانِ.
What color are his eyes?	mā huwa lawn^u 3aynayhⁱ?	ما هُوَ لَوْنُ عَيْنَيْهِ؟
His eyes are green.	3aynāh^u xaɖrāwatānⁱ.	عَيْناهُ خَضْراوَتانِ.
eyelid	jifn^un (jufūn^un)	جِفْنٌ (جُفونٌ)
eyelash	rimš^un (rumūš^un)	رِمْشٌ (رُموشٌ)
She has long eyelashes.	ladayhā rumūš^un ʈawīla^tun.	لَدَيْها رُموشٌ طَويلَةٌ.
to have thick eyelashes	ladayhⁱ rumūš^un kaŧīfa^tun	لَدَيْهِ رُموشٌ كَثيفَةٌ
sclera, the white of one’s eyes	aʂʂulba^tu	الصُّلْبَةُ
sclera, the white of one’s eyes	bayāɖ^u -l3aynⁱ	بَياضُ العَيْنِ
iris	qazaɧiyya^tun	قَزَحِيَّةٌ
pupil	buʔbuʔ^un	بُؤْبُؤٌ
to blink	ramaša ^[1s2]	رَمَشَ
to wink	ɣamaza ^[1s2]	غَمَزَ
to close one’s eyes	ʔaɣlaqa ^[4s] 3aynayhⁱ	أَغْلَقَ عَيْنَيْهِ
to open one’s eyes	fataɧa ^[1s1] 3aynayhⁱ	فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ
to have dark circles under one’s eyes	ladayhⁱ hālāt^un sawdāʔ^u taɧt^a 3aynayhⁱ	لَدَيْهِ هالاتٌ سَوْداءُ تَحْتَ عَيْنَيْهِ
cross-eyed	ʔaɧwal^u, ɧawlāʔ‎^u (ɧūl^un)	أَحْوَلُ، حَوْلاء‎ُ (حولٌ)
blind	ʔa3mā, 3amyāʔ^u (3umy^un‎‎, 3umyān^un)	أَعْمى، عَمْياءُ (عُمْيٌ‎‎، عُمْيانٌ)
to see	raʔā ^[1d1(b)]	رَأى
to see	šāhada ^[3s]	شاهَدَ
I can’t see the clock from here.	lā ʔastaʈī3^u ruʔya^ta -ssā3a^ti min hunā.	لا أَسْتَطيعُ رُؤْيَةَ السّاعَةِ مِنْ هُنا.
eyesight, vision	naʐar^un	نَظَرٌ
eyesight, vision	baʂar^un	بَصَرٌ
I have perfect eyesight.	naʐarī mumtāz^un.	نَظَري مُمْتازٌ.
to wear glasses	irtadā naʐʐārātⁱⁿ	اِرْتَدى نَظّاراتٍ
I think you need glasses.	ʔa3taqid^u ʔannak^a bi-ɧāja^tin ʔilā naʐʐārātⁱⁿ.	أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّكَ بِحاجَةٍ إِلى نَظّاراتٍ.
to cry	bakā ^[1d2]	بَكى
a tear	dam3a^tun (dumū3^un)	دَمْعَةٌ (دُموعٌ)
Why are your eyes red? Have you been crying?	li-māđā 3aynāk^a ɧamrāwatānⁱ? hal kunt^a tabkī?	لِماذا عَيْناكَ حَمْراوَتانِ؟ هَلْ كُنْتَ تَبْكي؟
nose	ʔanf^un (ʔunūf^un)	أَنْفٌ (أُنوفٌ)
nostril	fatɧa^tu -lʔanfⁱ	فَتْحَةُ الأَنْفِ
big/pronounced nose	ʔanf^un kabīr^un	أَنْفٌ كَبيرٌ
petite nose	ʔanf^un ʂaɣīr^un	أَنْفٌ صَغيرٌ
straight/sharp/pointy nose	ʔanf^un mustaqīm^un	أَنْفٌ مُسْتَقيمٌ
hook/crooked nose	ʔanf^un multawī	أَنْفٌ مُلْتَوي
to sneeze	3aʈasa ^[1s3]	عَطَسَ
snot	muxāʈ^un	مُخاطٌ
to have a runny nose	ladayhⁱ sayalān^un bi-lʔanfⁱ	لَدَيْهِ سَيَلانٌ بِالأَنْفِ
to have a runny nose	mazkūm^un	مَزْكومٌ
to have a runny nose	muʂāb^un bi-zzukāmⁱ	مُصابٌ بِالزُّكامِ
to blow one’s nose	naʐʐafa ^[2s] ʔanfah^u	نَظَّفَ أَنْفَهُ
to pick one’s nose	3abiŧa ^[1s4] bi-ʔanfihⁱ	عَبِثَ بِأَنْفِهِ
to smell	šamma ^[1g3]	شَمَّ
sense of smell	ɧāssa^tu šammⁱⁿ	حاسَّةُ شَمٍّ
I don’t have a very good sense of smell.	lays^a ladayy^a ɧāssa^tu šammⁱⁿ jayyida^tin jidd^an.	لَيْسَ لَدَيَّ حاسَّةُ شَمٍّ جَيِّدَةٍ جِدًّا.
I think I smell smoke.	ʔa3taqid^u ʔannanī ʔašumm^u rāʔiɧa^ta duxānⁱⁿ.	أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّني أَشُمُّ رائِحَةَ دُخانٍ.
ear	ʔuđun^un [f.] (ʔāđān^un)	أُذُنٌ (آذانٌ)
earlobe	šaɧma^tu -lʔuđunⁱ	شَحْمَةُ الأُذُنِ
to cup one’s ear (put one’s hand up to one’s ear to hear better)	waɖa3a ^[1a1] yadah^u warāʔa ʔuđunihⁱ	وَضَعَ يَدَهُ وَراءَ أُذُنِهِ
to hear	sami3a ^[1s4]	سَمِعَ
Do you hear that noise?	hal tasma3^u hađā -ɖɖajījⁱ?	هَلْ تَسْمَعُ هَذا الضَّجيجِ؟
to have ringing in one’s ear	sami3a ^[1s4] ʈanīn^an fī ʔuđunihⁱ	سَمِعَ طَنينًا في أُذُنِهِ
to be hard of hearing	sama3uh^u ɖa3īf^un	سَمَعُهُ ضَعيفٌ
deaf	ʔaʂamm^u, ʂammāʔ^u (ʂumm^un)	أَصَمُّ، صَمّاءُ (صُمٌّ)
deaf	ʔaʈraš^u, ʈaršāʔ^u (ʈurš^un)	أَطْرَشُ، طَرْشاءُ (طُرْشٌ)
to wear a hearing aid	irtadā sammā3ātⁱⁿ	اِرْتَدى سَمّاعاتٍ
to wear a hearing aid	irtadā musā3adātⁱ -ssam3ⁱ	اِرْتَدى مُساعَداتِ السَّمْعِ
to have pierced ears	ʔuđunāh^u maŧqūbatānⁱ	أُذُناهُ مَثْقوبَتانِ
ear wax	šam3^u -lʔuđunⁱ	شَمْعُ الأُذُنِ
mouth	fam^un (ʔafwāh^un)	فَمٌ (أَفْواهٌ)
to smile	ibtasama ^[8s]	اِبْتَسَمَ
to open one’s mouth	fataɧa ^[1s1] famah^u	فَتَحَ فَمَهُ
to close one’s mouth	ʔaɣlaqa ^[4s] famah^u	أَغْلَقَ فَمَهُ
tongue	lisān^un (ʔalsina^tun)	لِسانٌ (أَلْسِنَةٌ)
to taste	tađawwaqa ^[5s]	تَذَوَّقَ
Can you taste the mint in this dessert?	hal yumkinuk^a tađawwuq^u -nna3nā3ⁱ fī hađihⁱ -lɧalwā?	هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ تَذَوُّقُ النَّعْناعِ في هَذِهِ الحَلْوى؟
lip	šafa^tun (šifāh^un)	شَفَةٌ (شِفاهٌ)
upper lip	šafa^tun 3ulyā	شَفَةٌ عُلْيا
lower lip	šafa^tun suflā	شَفَةٌ سُفْلى
to have thin lips	šafatāh^u raqīqatānⁱ	شَفَتاهُ رَقيقَتانِ
full lips	šafatāh^u mumtaliʔatānⁱ	شَفَتاهُ مُمْتَلِئَتانِ
chapped (dry) lips	šifāh^un mašqūqa^tun	شِفاهٌ مَشْقوقَةٌ
chapped (dry) lips	šifāh^un jāffa^tun	شِفاهٌ جافَّةٌ
tooth	sinn^u [f.] (ʔasnān^un)	سِنُّ (أَسْنانٌ)
gums	liŧŧa^tun	لِثَّةٌ
to brush one’s teeth	naʐʐafa ^[2s] ʔasnānah^u	نَظَّفَ أَسْنانَهُ
to floss one’s teeth	naʐʐafa ^[2s] ʔasnānah^u bi-lxayʈⁱ	نَظَّفَ أَسْنانَهُ بِالخَيْطِ
front teeth	ʔasnān^un ʔamāmiyya^tun	أَسْنانٌ أَمامِيَّةٌ
to bite	3aɖɖa ^[1g1]	عَضَّ
molar	ɖirs^un (ɖurūs^un)	ضِرْسٌ (ضُروسٌ)
to chew	maɖaɣa ^[1s1]	مَضَغَ
to spit	baʂaqa ^[1s3]	بَصَقَ
spit, spittle	buʂāq^un	بُصاقٌ
saliva	lu3āb^un	لُعابٌ
saliva	rīq^un	ريقٌ
to yawn	taŧāʔaba ^[6s(b)]	تَثاءَبَ
to cough	sa3ala ^[1s3]	سَعَلَ
to burp, belch	tajaššaʔa ^[5s(c)]	تَجَشَّأَ
to have bad breath	rāʔiɧa^tu famihⁱ karīha^tun	رائِحَةُ فَمِهِ كَريهَةٌ
tonsils	lawzatānⁱ	لَوْزَتانِ
neck	3unuq^un (ʔa3nāq^un)	عُنُقٌ (أَعْناقٌ)
neck	raqaba^tun (riqāb^un)	رَقَبَةٌ (رِقابٌ)
nape of the neck	muʔaxxira^tu -l3unuqⁱ	مُؤَخِّرَةُ العُنُقِ
nape of the neck	muʔaxxira^tu -rraqaba^ti	مُؤَخِّرَةُ الرَّقَبَةِ
throat	ɧalq^un (ɧulūq^un)	حَلْقٌ (حُلوقٌ)
larynx	ɧanjara^tun (ɧanājir^u)	حَنْجَرَةٌ (حَناجِرُ)
to breathe	tanaffasa ^[5s]	تَنَفَّسَ
to take a deep breath	ʔaxađa ^{[1s3^a]} nafas^an 3amīq^an	أَخَذَ نَفَسًا عَميقًا
breath	nafas^un (ʔanfās^un)	نَفَسٌ (أَنْفاسٌ)
to swallow	ibtala3a ^[8s]	اِبْتَلَعَ
to choke on	ixtanaqa bi-	اِخْتَنَقَ بِـ
He started choking on a piece of food.	ixtanaqa bi-qiʈ3a^ti ʈa3āmⁱⁿ.	اِخْتَنَقَ بِقِطْعَةِ طَعامٍ.
hair	ša3r^un	شَعْرٌ
dark brown hair	ša3r^un bunniyy^un dākin^un	شَعْرٌ بُنِّيٌّ داكِنٌ
light brown hair	ša3r^un bunniyy^un fātiɧ^un	شَعْرٌ بُنِّيٌّ فاتِحٌ
blond hair	ša3r^un ʔašqar^u	شَعْرٌ أَشْقَرُ
She’s blond.	hiya šaqrāʔ^u.	هِيَ شَقْراءُ.
black hair	ša3r^un ʔaswad^u	شَعْرٌ أَسْوَدُ
red hair	ša3r^un ʔaɧmar^u	شَعْرٌ أَحْمَرُ
gray hair	ša3r^un ramādiyy^un	شَعْرٌ رَمادِيٌّ
gray hair	ša3r^un ʔašyab^u	شَعْرٌ أَشْيَبُ
white hair	ša3r^un ʔabyaɖ^u	شَعْرٌ أَبْيَضُ
to dye one’s hair	ʂabaɣa ^[1s3] ša3rah^u	صَبَغَ شَعْرَهُ
She dyes her hair blond.	hiya taʂbuɣ^u ša3rahā bi-llawnⁱ -lʔašqarⁱ.	هِيَ تَصْبُغُ شَعْرَها بِاللَّوْنِ الأَشْقَرِ.
She’s a natural blond.	ʔinnahā šaqrāʔ^u bi-lfiʈra^ti.	إِنَّها شَقْراءُ بِالفِطْرَةِ.
long hair	ša3r^un ʈawīl^un	شَعْرٌ طَويلٌ
short hair	ša3r^un qaʂīr^un	شَعْرٌ قَصيرٌ
shoulder-length hair	ša3r^un bi-ʈūlⁱ -lkatifⁱ	شَعْرٌ بِطولِ الكَتِفِ
straight hair	ša3r^un mustaqīm^un	شَعْرٌ مُسْتَقيمٌ
straight hair	ša3r^un 3ādiyy^un	شَعْرٌ عادِيٌّ
curly hair	ša3r^un muja33ad^un	شَعْرٌ مُجَعَّدٌ
wavy hair	ša3r^un mumawwaj^un	شَعْرٌ مُمَوَّجٌ
She has long, beautiful straight brown hair.	ša3ruhā bunniyy^un ʈawīl^un wa-mustaqīm^un wa-jamīl^un.	شَعْرُها بُنِّيٌّ طَويلٌ وَمُسْتَقيمٌ وَجَميلٌ.
to comb/brush one’s hair	mašaʈa ^[1s3] ša3rah^u	مَشَطَ شَعْرَهُ
to get a haircut	qaʂʂa ^[1g3] ša3rah^u	قَصَّ شَعْرَهُ
to get a haircut	ɧalaqa ^[1s2] ša3rah^u	حَلَقَ شَعْرَهُ
bald	ʔaʂla3^u, ʂal3āʔ^u (ʂul3^un‎‎)	أَصْلَعُ، صَلْعاءُ (صُلْعٌ‎‎)
to go bald	ʔaʂbaɧa ^[4s] ʔaʂla3^an	أَصْبَحَ أَصْلَعًا
sideburns	sawālif^u	سَوالِفُ
pony-tail	đayl^u ɧiʂānⁱⁿ	ذَيْلُ حِصانٍ
braids	ɖafāʔir^u	ضَفائِرُ
She wears her hair in braids.	hiya tuʂaffif^u ša3rahā 3alā šaklⁱ ɖafāʔir^a.	هِيَ تُصَفِّفُ شَعْرَها عَلى شَكْلِ ضَفائِرَ.
bun	ka3ka^tun	كَعْكَةٌ
She usually wears her hair in a bun.	3ādatan mā tuʂaffif^u ša3rahā 3alā šaklⁱ ka3ka^tin.	عادَةً ما تُصَفِّفُ شَعْرَها عَلى شَكْلِ كَعْكَةٍ.
bangs	ɣurra^tun	غُرَّةٌ
You look good with bangs.	tabdīn^a jamīla^tan bi-lɣurra^ti.	تَبْدينَ جَميلَةً بِالغُرَّةِ.
wig, toupee	ša3r^un musta3ār^un	شَعْرٌ مُسْتَعارٌ
wig, toupee	bārūka^tun (bawārīk^u)	باروكَةٌ (بَواريكُ)
You can tell he wears a toupee.	yumkinuk^a -lqawl^u bi-ʔannah^u yartadī ša3r^an musta3ār^an.	يُمْكِنُكَ القَوْلُ بِأَنَّهُ يَرْتَدي شَعْرًا مُسْتَعارًا.
beard	liɧya^tun (liɧaⁿ)	لِحْيَةٌ (لِحًى)
mustache	šārib^un (šawārib^u)	شارِبٌ (شَوارِبُ)
He has a beard and mustache.	ladayhⁱ liɧya^tun wa-šārib^u.	لَدَيْهِ لِحْيَةٌ وَشارِبُ.
goatee	3uŧnūn^un	عُثْنونٌ
goatee	liɧya^tun ʂaɣīra^tun	لِحْيَةٌ صَغيرَةٌ
to trim one’s beard	qaʂʂa ^[1g3] liɧyatah^u	قَصَّ لِحْيَتَهُ
to shave	ɧalaqa ^[1s2]	حَلَقَ
I shave every morning.	ʔana ʔaɧliq^u kull^a ʂabāɧⁱⁿ.	أَنا أَحْلِقُ كُلَّ صَباحٍ.
clean-shaven	ɧalīq^u -lđaqnⁱ	حَليقُ الذَقْنِ
stubble	liɧya^tun xafīfa^tun	لِحْيَةٌ خَفيفَةٌ
skin	jild^un	جِلْدٌ
skin	bašra^tun	بَشْرَةٌ
pimple, blemish	baŧra^ta (buŧūr^un)	بَثْرَةَ (بُثورٌ)
pimple, blemish	ɧabba^tun (ɧubūb^un)	حَبَّةٌ (حُبوبٌ)
I have a huge pimple on my chin!	ladayy^a baŧra^tun kabīra^tun 3alā đaqanī!	لَدَيَّ بَثْرَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ عَلى ذَقَني!
acne	ɧabb^u -ššabābⁱ	حَبُّ الشَّبابِ
As a teenager, he had a lot of acne.	kān^a ladayhⁱ -lkaŧīr^u min ɧabbⁱ -ššabābⁱ fī fatra^ti murāhaqatihⁱ.	كانَ لَدَيْهِ الكَثيرُ مِنْ حَبِّ الشَّبابِ في فَتْرَةِ مُراهَقَتِهِ.
to have bad skin	bašratuh^u sayyiʔa^tun	بَشْرَتُهُ سَيِّئَةٌ
to have a good complexion	bašratuh^u ʂāfiya^tun	بَشْرَتُهُ صافِيَةٌ
fair-skinned	bašratuh^u fātiɧa^tun	بَشْرَتُهُ فاتِحَةٌ
fair-skinned	bašratuh^u šāɧiba^tun	بَشْرَتُهُ شاحِبَةٌ
dark-skinned	bašratuh^u dākina^tun	بَشْرَتُهُ داكِنَةٌ
to have an olive complexion	bašratuh^u zaytūniyya^tun	بَشْرَتُهُ زَيْتونِيَّةٌ
to have dry skin	bašratuh^u jāffa^tun	بَشْرَتُهُ جافَّةٌ
to put on lotion	waɖa3a ^[1a1] ɣasūl^an	وَضَعَ غَسولًا
to put on sunscreen	waɖa3a ^[1a1] wāqī šamsⁱⁿ	وَضَعَ واقي شَمْسٍ
freckles	namaš^un	نَمَشٌ
She has a lot of freckles.	ladayhā -lkaŧīr^u min^a -nnamašⁱ.	لَدَيْها الكَثيرُ مِنَ النَّمَشِ.
mole, birthmark	waɧma^tun	وَحْمَةٌ
mole, birthmark	šāma^tun	شامَةٌ
wrinkles	tajā3īd^u	تَجاعيدُ
You get wrinkles as you get older.	tataja33ad^u bašratuk^a kullamā kaburt^a fī -ssinnⁱ.	تَتَجَعَّدُ بَشْرَتُكَ كُلَّما كَبُرْتَ في السِّنِّ.
scar	nadba^tun	نَدْبَةٌ
tattoo	wašm^un (wušūm^un)	وَشْمٌ (وُشومٌ)
He has a tattoo on his left arm.	ladayhⁱ wašm^un 3alā đirā3ihⁱ -lyusrā.	لَدَيْهِ وَشْمٌ عَلى ذِراعِهِ اليُسْرى.
Do you have any tattoos?	hal ladayk^a ʔayy^u wušūmⁱⁿ?	هَلْ لَدَيْكَ أَيُّ وُشومٍ؟
arm	đirā3^un [f.] (ʔađru3^un)	ذِراعٌ (أَذْرُعٌ)
elbow	kū3^un (ʔakwā3^un)	كوعٌ (أَكواعٌ)
armpit	ʔibʈ^un (ʔābāʈ^un)	إِبْطٌ (آباطٌ)
sweat	3araq^un	عَرَقٌ
to sweat	3ariqa ^[1s4]	عَرِقَ
sweaty	muta3arriq^un	مُتَعَرِّقٌ
He was very sweaty after playing soccer.	kāna muta3arriq^an jidd^an ba3d^a la3ibⁱ kura^ti -lqadamⁱ.	كانَ مُتَعَرِّقًا جِدًّا بَعْدَ لَعِبِ كُرَةِ القَدَمِ.
hand, wrist	yad^un [f.] (ʔayādⁱⁿ)	يَدٌ (أَيادٍ)
What’s in your hand?	māđā fī yadik^a?	ماذا في يَدِكَ؟
They’re all wearing watches on their wrists.	jamī3uhum yartadūn^a sā3ātⁱⁿ fī ʔaydīhimⁱ.	جَميعُهُمْ يَرْتَدونَ ساعاتٍ في أَيْديهِمِ.
finger	ʔiʂba3^un (ʔaʂābi3^u)	إِصْبَعٌ (أَصابِعُ)
fingerprint	baʂma^tu ʔiʂba3ⁱⁿ	بَصْمَةُ إِصْبَعٍ
thumb	ʔibhām^un (ʔabāhīm^u)	إِبْهامٌ (أَباهيمُ)
index finger	ssabbāba^tun	سَّبّابَةٌ
middle finger	wusʈā	وُسْطى
ring finger	binʂir^un (banāʂir^u)	بِنْصِرٌ (بَناصِرُ)
little finger, pinky	xinʂar^un (xanāʂir^u)	خِنْصَرٌ (خَناصِرُ)
fingertip	ʈarf^u ʔiʂba3ⁱⁿ (ʔaʈrāf^u ʔaʂābi3^a)	طَرْفُ إِصْبَعٍ (أَطْرافُ أَصابِعَ)
fingernail	ʐifr^un (ʔaʐāfir^u)	ظِفْرٌ (أَظافِرُ)
palm	kaff^un (kufūf^un)	كَفٌّ (كُفوفٌ)
back of the hand	ʐahr^u yadⁱⁿ	ظَهْرُ يَدٍ
ball of the hand	bāʈin^u yadⁱⁿ	باطِنُ يَدٍ
knuckles	mafāʂil^u	مَفاصِلُ
wrist	rusɣ^un (ʔarsuɣ^un)	رُسْغٌ (أَرْسُغٌ)
to make a fist	qabaɖa ^[1s2] yadah^u	قَبَضَ يَدَهُ
to extend one’s fingers	madda ^[1g3] ʔaʂābi3ah^u	مَدَّ أَصابِعَهُ
to hold, grip	ʔamsaka ^[4s]	أَمْسَكَ
to hold, grip	masaka ^[1s2]	مَسَكَ
to point to	ʔašāra ^[4h	أَشارَ إِلى
He pointed at the clock.	ʔašār^a ʔilā -ssā3a^ti.	أَشارَ إِلى السّاعَةِ.
leg, foot	rijl^un (ʔarjul^un)	رِجْلٌ (أَرْجُلٌ)
thigh	faxđ^un (ʔafxāđ^un)	فَخْذٌ (أَفْخاذٌ)
shin	qaʂaba^tun	قَصَبَةٌ
calf	3aɖala^tu -ssāqⁱ	عَضَلَةُ السّاقِ
knee	rukba^tun (rukab^un)	رُكْبَةٌ (رُكَبٌ)
ankle	kāɧil^un (kwāɧil^u)	كاحِلٌ (كواحِلُ)
sole	bāʈin^u qadamⁱⁿ	باطِنُ قَدَمٍ
heel	ka3b^un (ku3ūb^un)	كَعْبٌ (كُعوبٌ)
toe	ʔiʂba3^u qadamⁱⁿ (ʔaʂābi3^u qadamⁱⁿ)	إِصْبَعُ قَدَمٍ (أَصابِعُ قَدَمٍ)
shoulder	katif^un (ʔaktāf^un)	كَتِفٌ (أَكْتافٌ)
to have broad shoulders	ladayhⁱ ʔaktāf^un 3arīɖa^tun	لَدَيْهِ أَكْتافٌ عَريضَةٌ
chest, bosom	ʂadr^un (ʂudūr^u)	صَدْرٌ (صُدورُ)
to be flat chested	ʂadruh^u musaʈʈaɧ^un	صَدْرُهُ مُسَطَّحٌ
breast, boob	ŧady^un (ʔaŧdāʔ^un)	ثَدْيٌ (أَثْداءٌ)
nipple	ɧalama^tun	حَلَمَةٌ
abdomen, belly, stomach	baʈn^un (buʈūn^un)	بَطْنٌ (بُطونٌ)
back	ʐahr^un (ʐuhūr^un)	ظَهْرٌ (ظُهورٌ)
waist, hips	xaʂr^un (xuʂūr^un)	خَصْرٌ (خُصورٌ)
navel, belly button	surra^tun	سُرَّةٌ
internal organs	ʔa3ɖāʔ^un dāxiliyya^tun	أَعْضاءٌ داخِلِيَّةٌ
stomach	ma3ida^tun	مَعِدَةٌ
intestines, bowels	ʔam3āʔ^un	أَمْعاءٌ
lung	riʔa^tun	رِئَةٌ
heart	qalb^un (qulūb^un)	قَلْبٌ (قُلوبٌ)
to beat, palpitate	nabaɖa ^[1s2]	نَبَضَ
heartbeat, pulse	nabɖ^un	نَبْضٌ
liver	kabid^un [m. or f.] (ʔakbād^un)	كَبِدٌ (أَكْبادٌ)
kidney	kulya^tun (kulaⁿ)	كُلْيَةٌ (كُلًى)
bladder	maŧāna^tun	مَثانَةٌ
gall-bladder	marāra^tun	مَرارَةٌ
gland	ɣudda^tun (ɣudad^un)	غُدَّةٌ (غُدَدٌ)
thyroid gland	ɣudda^tun darqiyya^tun	غُدَّةٌ دَرْقِيَّةٌ
bone	3aʐm^un (3iʐām^un)	عَظْمٌ (عِظامٌ)
skeleton	haykal^un 3aʐmiyy^un (hayākil^u 3aʐmiyya^tun)	هَيْكَلٌ عَظْمِيٌّ (هَياكِلُ عَظْمِيَّةٌ)
spine	3amūd^un faqariyy^un (ʔa3mida^tun faqariya^tun)	عَمودٌ فَقَرِيٌّ (أَعْمِدَةٌ فَقَرِيَةٌ)
rib	ɖil3^un (ɖulū3^un)	ضِلْعٌ (ضُلوعٌ)
muscle	3aɖala^tun	عَضَلَةٌ
vein	warīd^un (ʔawrida^tun)	وَريدٌ (أَوْرِدَةٌ)
artery	širyān^un (šarāyīn^u)	شِرْيانٌ (شَرايينُ)
blood	dam^un (dimāʔ^un)	دَمٌ (دِماءٌ)
nerve	3aʂab^un (ʔa3ʂāb^u)	عَصَبٌ (أَعْصابُ)
sexual organs, private parts	ʔa3ɖāʔ^un tanāsuliyya^tun	أَعْضاءٌ تَناسُلِيَّةٌ
penis	qaɖīb^un (quɖbān^un)	قَضيبٌ (قُضْبانٌ)
to get an erection	intaʂaba ^[8s]	اِنْتَصَبَ
erection	intiʂāb^un	اِنْتِصابٌ
testicle	xiʂya^tun (xiʂaⁿ)	خِصْيَةٌ (خِصًى)
scrotum, testicles	kīs^u ʂafanⁱⁿ (ʔakyās^u ʂafanⁱⁿ)	كيسُ صَفَنٍ (أَكْياسُ صَفَنٍ)
vagina	mahbal^un (mahābil^u)	مَهْبَلٌ (مَهابِلُ)
naked, bare	3ārⁱⁿ (3urā^tun)	عارٍ (عُراةٌ)
buttocks, bottom, posterior	muʔaxxira^tun	مُؤَخِّرَةٌ
anus	fatɧa^tu šarjⁱⁿ	فَتْحَةُ شَرْجٍ
to urinate, pee	tabawwala ^[5s]	تَبَوَّلَ
urine	bawl^un	بَوْلٌ
to defecate, poo, poop	taɣawwaʈa ^[5s]	تَغَوَّطَ
to defecate, poo, poop	tabarraza ^[5s]	تَبَرَّزَ
excrement, feces, poop	faɖalāt^un	فَضَلاتٌ
excrement, feces, poop	burāz^un	بُرازٌ
to fart	ɖaraʈa ^[1s2]	ضَرَطَ
fart	ɖarʈa^tun	ضَرْطَةٌ
to pass gas, break wind	ʔaʈlaqa ^[4s] rīɧ^an	أَطْلَقَ ريحًا
to go to the bathroom	đahaba ^[1s1] li-lmirɧāɖⁱ	ذَهَبَ لِلْمِرْحاضِ
I need to go to the bathroom.	yajib^u ʔan ʔađhab^a ʔilā -lmirɧāɖⁱ.	يَجِبُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ إِلى المِرْحاضِ.
height	ʈūl^un (ʔaʈwāl^un)	طولٌ (أَطْوالٌ)
tall	ʈawīl^un (ʈiwāl^un)	طَويلٌ (طِوالٌ)
average height	mutawassiʈ^u ʈūlⁱⁿ	مُتَوَسِّطُ طولٍ
short	qaʂīr^un (qiʂār^un)	قَصيرٌ (قِصارٌ)
How tall are you?	kam ʈūluk^a?	كَمْ طولُكَ؟
I’m 1.75 meters tall.	ʈūlī mitr^un wa-xams^un wa-sab3ūn^a santīmitr^an.	طولي مِتْرٌ وَخَمْسٌ وَسَبْعونَ سَنْتيمِتْرًا.
weight	wazn^un (ʔawzān^un)	وَزْنٌ (أَوْزانٌ)
How much do you weigh?	kam waznuk^a?	كَمْ وَزْنُكَ؟
I weigh 70 kg.	waznī sab3ūn^a kīlū ɣrām^an.	وَزْني سَبْعونَ كيلو غْرامًا.
one’s build, body shape	šakl^u -ljismⁱ	شَكْلُ الجِسْمِ
fat	samīn^un (simān^un)	سَمينٌ (سِمانٌ)
fat	badīn^un (budun^un)	بَدينٌ (بُدُنٌ)
to get fat	samina ^[1s4]	سَمِنَ
Don’t overeat, so you don’t get fat.	lā taʔkul kaŧīr^an ɧattā lā tasman.	لا تَأْكُلْ كَثيرًا حَتّى لا تَسْمَنْ.
overweight	zāʔid^u -lwaznⁱ	زائِدُ الوَزْنِ
chubby, plump, stout	mumtaliʔ^un	مُمْتَلِئٌ
average weight	waznuh^u mutawassiʈ^un	وَزْنُهُ مُتَوَسِّطٌ
thin, slender	naɧīf^un (niɧāf^u)	نَحيفٌ (نِحافُ)
thin, slender	naɧīl^un	نَحيلٌ
skinny	hazīl^u -ljismⁱ	هَزيلُ الجِسْمِ
one’s looks	šakluh^u	شَكْلُهُ
handsome, good-looking	wasīm^un (wusamāʔ^u)	وَسيمٌ (وُسَماءُ)
beautiful, pretty	jamīl^un (jumalāʔ^u)	جَميلٌ (جُمَلاءُ)
cute	laʈīf^un (luʈafāʔ^u)	لَطيفٌ (لُطَفاءُ)
cute	ʐarīf^un (ʐurafāʔ^u)	ظَريفٌ (ظُرَفاءُ)
My God, those girls are so cute!	yā ʔilāhī, haʔulāʔⁱ -lfatayāt^u laʈīfāt^un li-lɣāya^ti!	يا إِلهي، هَؤُلاءِ الفَتَياتُ لَطيفاتٌ لِلْغايَةِ!
ugly	baši3^un	بَشِعٌ
ugly	qabīɧ^un (qibāɧ^un)	قَبيحٌ (قِباحٌ)
average-looking	3ādiyy^u -lmaʐharⁱ	عادِيُّ المَظْهَرِ

Modern Standard Arabic

The Human Body and Describing People in Modern Standard Arabic

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