365 WORDS · 30 LETTERS · TRANSLITERATION
Arabic first words
Every word in Arabic First Words, written with its vowel marks, with its transliteration and meaning. The alphabet comes first: each letter with its name, its sound and an example word.
The Arabic alphabet 30
The 30 letters in the app, in its order, including hamza and tāʼ marbūṭa.
| Letter | Name | Sound | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ا | alif أَلِف | ā | بَاب bāb |
| ب | bāʼ بَاء | b | بَيْت bayt |
| ت | tāʼ تَاء | t | بِنْت bint |
| ن | nūn نُون | n | نُور nūr |
| ي | yāʼ يَاء | y / ī | يَد yad |
| د | dāl دَال | d | دَرْس dars |
| ر | rāʼ رَاء | r | نَهْر nahr |
| و | wāw وَاو | w / ū | وَلَد walad |
| س | sīn سِين | s | سَمَك samak |
| ق | qāf قَاف | q | قَمَر qamar |
| ك | kāf كَاف | k | كِتَاب kitāb |
| ل | lām لَام | l | لَيْل layl |
| م | mīm مِيم | m | قَلَم qalam |
| ه | hāʼ هَاء | h | نَهْر nahr |
| ث | thāʼ ثَاء | th | ثَعْلَب thaʿlab |
| ج | jīm جِيم | j | جَدّ jadd |
| ح | ḥāʼ حَاء | ḥ | حَقْل ḥaql |
| خ | khāʼ خَاء | kh | خَدّ khadd |
| ذ | dhāl ذَال | dh | ذَقْن dhaqn |
| ز | zāy زَاي | z | زِرّ zirr |
| ش | shīn شِين | sh | شَفَة shafa |
| ص | ṣād صَاد | ṣ | صَفّ ṣaff |
| ض | ḍād ضَاد | ḍ | ضَيْف ḍayf |
| ط | ṭāʼ طَاء | ṭ | طِفْل ṭifl |
| ظ | ẓāʼ ظَاء | ẓ | ظَهْر ẓahr |
| ع | ʿayn عَيْن | ʿ | عَمّ ʿamm |
| غ | ghayn غَيْن | gh | غُصْن ghuṣn |
| ف | fāʼ فَاء | f | فَم fam |
| ء | hamza هَمْزَة | ʼ | حِذَاء ḥidhāʼ |
| ة | tāʼ marbūṭa تَاء مَرْبُوطَة | -a / -at | عَمَّة ʿamma |
First words 20
- بَيْتbaythouse
- بَابbābdoor
- وَلَدwaladboy
- بِنْتbintgirl
- يَدyadhand
- كِتَابkitābbook
- قَلَمqalampen
- دَرْسdarslesson
- سُوقsūqmarket
- وَرْدwardroses
- سَمَكsamakfish
- نَهْرnahrriver
- قَمَرqamarmoon
- نُورnūrlight
- كَلْبkalbdog
- لَيْلlaylnight
- يَوْمyawmday
- مَلِكmalikking
- بَلَدbaladcountry
- لَبَنlabanmilk
Food 25
- تُفَّاحَةtuffāḥaapple
- مَوْزَةmawzabanana
- بَسْكَوِيتَةbaskawītabiscuit
- خُبْزkhubzloaf of bread
- كَعْكَةkaʿkacake
- جَزَرَةjazaracarrot
- كَرَزَةkarazacherry
- خِيَارَةkhiyāracucumber
- بَيْضَةbayḍaegg
- لَيْمُونَةlaymūnalemon
- وَجْبَةwajbameal
- شَمَّامَةshammāmamelon
- فِطْرfiṭrmushroom
- جَوْزَةjawzanut
- بَصَلَةbaṣalaonion
- بُرْتُقَالَةburtuqālaorange
- خَوْخَةkhawkhapeach
- كُمَّثْرَىkummathrāpear
- بَرْقُوقَةbarqūqaplum
- بَطَاطِسbaṭāṭispotato
- سَلَطَةsalaṭasalad
- نَقَانِقnaqāniqsausage
- حَسَاءḥasāʼsoup
- فَرَاوِلَةfarāwilastrawberry
- طَمَاطِمṭamāṭimtomato
Household 27
- سَرِيرsarīrbed
- بَطَّانِيَّةbaṭṭāniyyablanket
- سَجَّادَةsajjādacarpet
- كُرْسِيّkursiyychair
- سَاعَةsāʿaclock
- فِنْجَانfinjāncup
- وِسَادَةwisādacushion
- دُرْجdurjdrawer
- شَوْكَةshawkafork
- حَدِيقَةḥadīqagarden
- كُوبkūbglass
- مِفْتَاحmiftāḥkey
- مَطْبَخmaṭbakhkitchen
- سِكِّينsikkīnknife
- مِصْبَاحmiṣbāḥlamp
- مِرْآةmirʼāmirror
- صُورَةṣūrapicture
- صَحْنṣaḥnplate
- سَقْفsaqfroof
- غُرْفَةghurfaroom
- رَفّraffshelf
- أَرِيكَةarīkasofa
- مِلْعَقَةmilʿaqaspoon
- سُلَّمsullamstaircase
- طَاوِلَةṭāwilatable
- جِدَارjidārwall
- نَافِذَةnāfidhawindow
Travel 21
- طَائِرَةṭāʼiraairplane
- مَطَارmaṭārairport
- شَاطِئshāṭiʼbeach
- دَرَّاجَةdarrājabicycle
- حُدُودḥudūdborder
- جِسْرjisrbridge
- حَافِلَةḥāfilabus
- سَيَّارَةsayyāracar
- نُزْهَةnuzhaday trip
- مِينَاءmīnāʼharbour
- فُنْدُقfunduqhotel
- جَزِيرَةjazīraisland
- خَرِيطَةkharīṭamap
- مَدْرَسَةmadrasaschool
- سَفِينَةsafīnaship
- مَوْقِفmawqifbus or tram stop
- شَارِعshāriʿstreet
- خَيْمَةkhaymatent
- تَذْكِرَةtadhkiraticket
- قِطَارqiṭārtrain
- رِحْلَةriḥlatrip
People and body 54
- ذِرَاعdhirāʿarm
- عَمَّةʿammaaunt
- رَضِيعraḍīʿbaby
- ظَهْرẓahrback (of the body)
- بَطْنbaṭnbelly
- عَظْمَةʿaẓmabone
- أَخakhbrother
- خَدّkhaddcheek
- طِفْلṭiflchild
- ذَقْنdhaqnchin
- زَمِيلzamīlcolleague
- زَوْجَانzawjāncouple
- اِبْنَةibnadaughter
- أُذُنudhunear
- مِرْفَقmirfaqelbow
- عَيْنʿayneye
- حَاجِبḥājibeyebrow
- وَجْهwajhface
- عَائِلَةʿāʼilafamily
- أَبabfather
- إِصْبَعiṣbaʿfinger
- ظُفْرẓufrfingernail
- قَدَمqadamfoot
- صَدِيقَةṣadīqafriend (female)
- صَدِيقṣadīqfriend (male)
- حَفِيدَةḥafīdagranddaughter
- جَدّjaddgrandfather
- جَدَّةjaddagrandmother
- حَفِيدḥafīdgrandson
- ضَيْفḍayfguest
- شَعْرَةshaʿrahair
- رَأْسraʼshead
- قَلْبqalbheart
- زَوْجzawjhusband
- رُكْبَةrukbaknee
- سَاقsāqleg
- شَفَةshafalip
- رَجُلrajulman
- أُمّummmother
- فَمfammouth
- عَضَلَةʿaḍalamuscle
- رَقَبَةraqabaneck
- جَارjārneighbour
- أَنْفanfnose
- شَخْصshakhṣperson
- كَتِفkatifshoulder
- أُخْتukhtsister
- اِبْنibnson
- إِبْهَامibhāmthumb
- لِسَانlisāntongue
- سِنّsinntooth
- عَمّʿammuncle
- زَوْجَةzawjawife
- اِمْرَأَةimraʼawoman
Clothes 26
- حَقِيبَةḥaqībabag
- حِزَامḥizāmbelt
- بُلُوزَةbulūzablouse
- جَزْمَةjazmaboot
- زِرّzirrbutton
- مِعْطَفmiʿṭafcoat
- فُسْتَانfustāndress
- نَظَّارَةnaẓẓāraglasses
- قُفَّازquffāzglove
- قُبَّعَةqubbaʿahat
- سُتْرَةsutrajacket
- كَنْزَةkanzajumper
- قِلَادَةqilādanecklace
- بِيجَامَةbījāmapyjamas
- خَاتَمkhātamring
- صَنْدَلṣandalsandal
- وِشَاحwishāḥscarf
- قَمِيصqamīṣshirt
- حِذَاءḥidhāʼshoe
- تَنُّورَةtannūraskirt
- كُمّkummsleeve
- جَوْرَبjawrabsock
- بَدْلَةbadlasuit
- بَنْطَالbanṭāltrousers
- مِظَلَّةmiẓallaumbrella
- طَاقِيَّةṭāqiyyawoolly hat
Nature and animals 53
- نَمْلَةnamlaant
- دُبّdubbbear
- نَحْلَةnaḥlabee
- طَائِرṭāʼirbird
- غُصْنghuṣnbranch
- شُجَيْرَةshujayrabush
- فَرَاشَةfarāshabutterfly
- قِطَّةqiṭṭacat
- كَهْفkahfcave
- غَيْمَةghaymacloud
- بَقَرَةbaqaracow
- صَحْرَاءṣaḥrāʼdesert
- دُلْفِينdulfīndolphin
- بَطَّةbaṭṭaduck
- فِيلfīlelephant
- حَقْلḥaqlfield
- زَهْرَةzahraflower
- غَابَةghābaforest
- ثَعْلَبthaʿlabfox
- ضِفْدَعḍifdaʿfrog
- زَرَافَةzarāfagiraffe
- عَنْزَةʿanzagoat
- عُشْبʿushbgrass
- أَرْنَبarnabrabbit
- دَجَاجَةdajājahen
- تَلّtallhill
- حِصَانḥiṣānhorse
- بُحَيْرَةbuḥayralake
- أَسَدasadlion
- مَرْجmarjmeadow
- قِرْدqirdmonkey
- جَبَلjabalmountain
- فَأْرfaʼrmouse
- بُومَةbūmaowl
- خِنْزِيرkhinzīrpig
- كَوْكَبkawkabplanet
- جِذْرjidhrroot
- وَرْدَةwardarose
- بَحْرbaḥrsea
- خَرُوفkharūfsheep
- أَفْعَىafʿāsnake
- عَنْكَبُوتʿankabūtspider
- نَجْمَةnajmastar
- حَجَرḥajarstone
- عَاصِفَةʿāṣifastorm
- نَمِرnamirtiger
- شَجَرَةshajaratree
- وَادِيwādīvalley
- بُرْكَانburkānvolcano
- شَلَّالshallālwaterfall
- مَوْجَةmawjawave
- حُوتḥūtwhale
- ذِئْبdhiʼbwolf
School & work 25
- جَوَابjawābanswer
- مَوْعِدmawʿidappointment
- سَبُّورَةsabbūrablackboard
- مُدِيرmudīrboss
- تَقْوِيمtaqwīmcalendar
- صَفّṣaffclass (of pupils)
- شَرِكَةsharikacompany
- حَاسُوبḥāsūbcomputer
- قَامُوسqāmūsdictionary
- طَبِيبṭabībdoctor
- اِمْتِحَانimtiḥānexam
- دَفْتَرdaftarexercise book
- مُسْتَشْفَىmustashfāhospital
- رِسَالَةrisālaletter
- مَكْتَبَةmaktabalibrary
- اِجْتِمَاعijtimāʿmeeting
- مِهْنَةmihnaoccupation
- مَكْتَبmaktaboffice
- طَابِعَةṭābiʿaprinter
- تِلْمِيذtilmīdhpupil
- سُؤَالsuʼālquestion
- مِسْطَرَةmisṭararuler
- مُهِمَّةmuhimmatask
- مُعَلِّمmuʿallimteacher
- جَامِعَةjāmiʿauniversity
Free time 25
- كُرَةkuraball
- مَقْهَىmaqhācafé
- كَامِيرَاkāmīrācamera
- سِينَمَاsīnamācinema
- دُمْيَةdumyadoll
- طَبْلṭabldrum
- مَعْرِضmaʿriḍexhibition
- فِيلْمfīlmfilm
- لُعْبَةluʿbagame
- غِيتَارghītārguitar
- هِوَايَةhiwāyahobby
- عُطْلَةʿuṭlaholiday
- مَجَلَّةmajallamagazine
- مَتْحَفmatḥafmuseum
- جَرِيدَةjarīdanewspaper
- رِوَايَةriwāyanovel
- حَفْلَةḥaflaparty
- بِيَانُوbiyānūpiano
- هَدِيَّةhadiyyapresent
- أُحْجِيَّةuḥjiyyajigsaw puzzle
- مَطْعَمmaṭʿamrestaurant
- أُغْنِيَةughniyasong
- مَسْبَحmasbaḥswimming pool
- فَرِيقfarīqteam
- مَسْرَحmasraḥtheatre
Verbs: daily life 27
- يَشْتَرِيyashtarīto buy
- يَسْتَطِيعyastaṭīʿto be able to
- يَحْمِلyaḥmilto carry or take along
- يُنَظِّفyunaẓẓifto clean
- يَأْتِيyaʼtīto come
- يَطْبُخyaṭbukhto cook
- يَشْرَبyashrabto drink
- يَأْكُلyaʼkulto eat
- يُعْطِيyuʿṭīto give
- يَذْهَبyadhhabto go
- يَتَعَشَّىyataʿashshāto have dinner
- يَمْلِكyamlikto have
- يَحْتَفِظyaḥtafiẓto keep
- يَحْتَاجyaḥtājto need
- يَدْفَعyadfaʿto pay
- يَضَعyaḍaʿto put
- يَقْرَأyaqraʼto read
- يَسْتَرِيحyastarīḥto rest
- يَقُولyaqūlto say
- يَرَىyarāto see
- يَنَامyanāmto sleep
- يَتَكَلَّمyatakallamto speak
- يُنْفِقyunfiqto spend (money)
- يَأْخُذyaʼkhudhto take
- يَسْتَخْدِمyastakhdimto use
- يُرِيدyurīdto want
- يَكْتُبyaktubto write
Verbs: talk & think 31
- يُجِيبyujībto answer
- يَطْلُبyaṭlubto ask for
- يَسْأَلyasʼalto ask (a question)
- يُصَدِّقyuṣaddiqto believe
- يَتَّصِلyattaṣilto call (on the phone)
- يَشْرَحyashraḥto explain
- يَشْعُرyashʿurto feel
- يَجِدyajidto find
- يَنْسَىyansāto forget
- يَسْمَعyasmaʿto hear
- يَدْعُوyadʿūto invite
- يَتْرُكyatrukto leave (something)
- يَسْتَمِعyastamiʿto listen
- يَبْحَثyabḥathto look for
- يَنْظُرyanẓurto look at
- يَفْقِدyafqidto lose
- يَعْرِضyaʿriḍto offer
- يَلْعَبyalʿabto play (a game)
- يُفَضِّلyufaḍḍilto prefer
- يَسْتَلِمyastalimto receive
- يَتَذَكَّرyatadhakkarto remember
- يُكَرِّرyukarrirto repeat
- يُرْسِلyursilto send
- يُقَدِّمyuqaddimto serve (food or drink)
- يُشَارِكyushārikto share
- يُغَنِّيyughannīto sing
- يُعَلِّمyuʿallimto teach
- يَحْكِيyaḥkīto tell (a story)
- يُفَكِّرyufakkirto think
- يَلْمِسyalmisto touch
- يَنْتَظِرyantaẓirto wait
Verbs: move & work 31
- يَصِلyaṣilto arrive
- يَبْدَأyabdaʼto begin
- يَكْسِرyaksirto break
- يَبْنِيyabnīto build
- يُغَيِّرyughayyirto change
- يَخْتَارyakhtārto choose
- يُغْلِقyughliqto close
- يَعْبُرyaʿburto cross
- يَرْقُصyarquṣto dance
- يُقَرِّرyuqarrirto decide
- يَقُودyaqūdto drive
- يَدْخُلyadkhulto enter
- يَسْقُطyasquṭto fall
- يُنْهِيyunhīto finish
- يَتْبَعyatbaʿto follow
- يَصْعَدyaṣʿadto go up
- يُسَاعِدyusāʿidto help
- يَتَعَلَّمyataʿallamto learn
- يُحَرِّكyuḥarrikto move (something)
- يَفْتَحyaftaḥto open
- يَمُرّyamurrto pass (by)
- يَعُودyaʿūdto return
- يَرْكُضyarkuḍto run
- يَبِيعyabīʿto sell
- يَدْرُسyadrusto study
- يَسْبَحyasbaḥto swim
- يَفْهَمyafhamto understand
- يَزُورyazūrto visit
- يَمْشِيyamshīto walk
- يَفُوزyafūzto win
- يَعْمَلyaʿmalto work