Modern Standard Arabic Media — 250 Words
This page lists 250 media in Modern Standard Arabic, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| باطل | baaTil | invalid |
| مظاهرة | muZaahara | demonstration |
| مظاهرات | muZaaharaat | demonstrations |
| حاشد | Haašid | crowded |
| مسيرة | masiira | march |
| مسيرات | masiiraat | marches |
| خبر | xabar | news |
| أخبار | axbaar | news |
| حالي | Haali | current |
| آخر | aaxir | latest |
| تطوّر | taTawwur | development |
| تطوّرات | taTawwuraat | developments |
| حدث | Hadat | event |
| أحداث | aHdaat | events |
| وضع | waD3 | situation |
| أوضاع | awDaa3 | situations |
| حال | Haal | state |
| أحوال | aHwaal | states |
| ظرف | Zarf | circumstance |
| ظروف | Zuruuf | circumstances |
| موضوع | mawDuu3 | topic |
| مواضيع | mawaaDii3 | topics |
| ظاهرة | Zaahira | phenomenon |
| ظواهر | Zawaahir | phenomena |
| مجال | majaal | field |
| مجالات | majaalaat | fields |
| هوية | hawiyya | identity |
| هويات | hawiyyaat | identities |
| اجراء | ijraa' | measure |
| اجراءات | ijraa'aat | measures |
| قائمة | qaa'ima | list |
| قوائم | qawaa'im | lists |
| ضيف | Deif | guest |
| ضيوف | Duyuuf | guests |
| قمة | qimma | summit |
| قمات | qimmaat | summits |
| اجتماع | ijtimaa3 | meeting |
| اجتماعات | ijtimaa3aat | meetings |
| مؤتمر | mu'tamar | conference |
| مؤتمرات | mu'tamaraat | conferences |
| ندوة | nadwa | symposium |
| ندوات | nadawaat | symposia |
| دورة | doora | session or round |
| دورات | dooraat | session or rounds |
| جلسة | jalsa | session |
| جلسات | jalasaat | sessions |
| انعقد – ينعقد | in3aqada, yan3aqidu | to be held |
| اتصال | ittiSaal | contact |
| اتصالات مع | بـ | ittiSaalaat ma3a/bi | contacts |
| علاقات مع | 3alaqaat ma3a | relations with |
| رابط | raabiT | link |
| روابط بـ | rawaabiT bi | links |
| عدد | 3adad | number |
| أعداد | a3daad | numbers |
| مشترك | muštarak | common |
| متبادل | mutabaadal | mutual |
| سبيل | sabiil | means |
| سبل | subul | means |
| طريقة | Tariiqa | manner |
| طرائق | Taraa'iq | manners |
| بداية | bidaaya | beginning |
| نهاية | nihaaya | end |
| تصريح | taSriiH | statement |
| تصريحات | taSriiHaat | statements |
| اعلان | i3laan | announcement |
| اعلانات | i3laanaat | announcements |
| رسمي | rasmi | official |
| قرار | qaraar | decision; resolution |
| قرارات | qaraaraat | decision; resolutions |
| عريضة | 3ariiDa | petition |
| عرائض | 3araa'iD | petitions |
| مبادرة | mubaadara | initiative |
| مبادرات | mubaadaraat | initiatives |
| اقتراح | iqtiraaH | suggestion |
| اقتراحات | iqtiraaHaat | suggestions |
| افتراضي | iftiraaDi | hypothetical |
| خطة | xiTTa | plan |
| خطط | xuTaT | plans |
| مشروع | mašruu3 | project |
| مشاريع | mašaarii3 | projects |
| خطاب | xiTaab | speech |
| خطابات | xiTaabaat | speeches |
| ردّ | radd | reply |
| ردود | ruduud | replies |
| ردّ فعل | radd fi3l | reaction |
| تنمية | tanmiyya | development |
| نمو | numuww | growth |
| مستمر | mustamirr | continuing |
| مستعد | musta3idd | prepared |
| برنامج عمل | barnaamaj 3amal | agenda |
| هيمنة | haymana | control |
| مصلحة | maSlaHa | interest |
| مصالح | maSaaliH | interests |
| ارادة | iraada | will |
| رغبة | raġba | desire |
| رغبات في | raġabaat fi | desires |
| مراقب | muraaqib | observer |
| مراقبون | muraaqibuun | observers |
| رؤية | ru'iya | vision |
| رؤى | ru'a | visions |
| شامل | šaamil | comprehensive |
| كامل | kaamil | complete |
| أساس | asaas | basis |
| أسس | usus | bases |
| اتّهام | ittihaam | accusation |
| اتّهامات | ittihaamaat | accusations |
| رامي إلى | raami ila | aiming at |
| ثروة | tarwa | wealth |
| ثروات | tarawaat | wealth |
| فعال | fa33aal | effective |
| مفيد | mufiid | useful |
| علم | 3alam | flag |
| أعلام | a3laam | flags |
| راية | raaya | flag |
| رايات | raayaat | flags |
| فترة | fitra | term |
| فترات | fitaraat | term s |
| ولاية | wilaaya | term or state |
| ولايات | wilaayaat | term or states |
| نفط | nafT | oil |
| خام | xaam | crude |
| حريق | Hariiq | blaze |
| نار | naar | fire |
| استعراض | isti3raaD | parade |
| استعراضات | isti3raaDaat | parades |
| شغب | šaġab | riot |
| اقبال شعبي | iqbaal ša3bi | popular demand |
| اعتصام | i3tiSaam | sit-in |
| اعتصامات | i3tiSaamaat | sit-ins |
| اضراب | iDraab | strike |
| اضرابات | iDraabaat | strikes |
| هتاف | hutaaf | protesting cry |
| هتافات | hutaafaat | protesting cries |
| لافتة | laafita | sign or leaflet |
| لافتات | laafitaat | sign or leaflets |
| دولي | dawli | international |
| إقليمي | iqliimi | regional |
| محلي | maHalli | local |
| تنائي | tanaa'i | bilateral |
| خيار | xiyaar | choice |
| خيارات | xiyaaraat | choices |
| تحقيق | taHqiiq | investigation |
| تحقيقات | taHqiiqaat | investigations |
| موقف | mawqif | position |
| مواقف | mawaaqif | positions |
| عملية | 3amaliyya | operation; process |
| عمليات | 3amaliyyaat | operation; processes |
| ضغط | DaġT | pressure on |
| ضغوط على | DuġuuT 3ala | pressure ons |
| مفاجئ | mufaaji' | sudden |
| مشروع | mašruu3 | legitimate |
| حدود حدّ | Huduud Hadd | borders |
| سور | suur | wall |
| أسوار | aswaar | walls |
| رسالة | risaala | letter |
| رسائل | rasaa'il | letters |
| مضمون | maDmuun | content |
| مضامين | maDaamiin | contents |
| عنصر | 3unSur | element |
| عناصر | 3anaaSir | element s |
| عصابة | 3iSaaba | gang |
| عصابات | 3iSaabaat | gangs |
| ناشط | naašiT | activist |
| ناشطون | naašiTuun | activists |
| متطوع | mutaTawwi3 | volunteer |
| متطوعة | mutaTawwi3a | volunteers |
| خيرية | xayriyya | charity (as a concept |
| مخبأ | maxba' | hiding place |
| مخابئ | maxaabi' | hiding places |
| مجهول | majhuul | unknown |
| استنفار | istinfaar | alert |
| سلسلة | silsila | chain |
| سلاسل | salaasil | chains |
| مصدر | maSdar | source |
| مصادر | maSaadir | sources |
| شخصي | šaxSi | personal |
| ساحة | saaHa | area |
| ساحات | saaHaat | areas |
| اطار | iTaar | framework |
| اطارات | iTaaraat | frameworks |
| دورة | dawra | patrol |
| دوريات | dawriyaat | patrols |
| موسع | muwassa3 | extensive |
| واسع | waasi3 | wide |
| مستوى | mustawa | level |
| مستويات | mustawayaat | levels |
| كفيل بـ | kafiil bi | guaranteeing |
| طابع | Taabi3 | character or stamp |
| طوابع | Tawaabi3 | character or stamps |
| حجم | Hajm | size |
| أحجام | aHjaam | sizes |
| حصيلة | HaSiila | amount |
| حصائل | HaSaa'il | amounts |
| قادما من | qaadiman min | coming from |
| متوجها إلى | mutawajjihan ila | going to |
| استثنائي | istitnaa'i | extraordinary |
| تأثير على | ta'tiir 3ala | influence |
| نقطة تفتيش | nuqTat taftiiš | checkpoint |
| مستوطنة | mustawTina | settlement |
| مستوطنات | mustawTinaat | settlements |
| لاجئ | laaji' | refugee |
| لاجئون | laaji'uun | refugees |
| مخيم | muxayyam | camp |
| مخيمات | muxayyamaat | camps |
| اجمالي | ijmaali | total |
| ثقة | tiqqa | certainty |
| شك | šakk | doubt |
| شكوك | šukuuk | doubts |
| عرض | 3arD | offer |
| عروض | 3uruuD | offers |
| استعمار | isti3maar | colonialism |
| كيان | kiyaan | entity |
| نهضة | nahDa | renaissance |
| تيار | tayyaar | trend |
| تيارات | tayyaaraat | trends |
| عقائدي | 3aqaa'idi | ideological |
| مكمّل | mukammil | complementing |
| سوء تفاهم | suu' tafaahum | misunderstanding |
| عبر | 3abr | through |
| من طريق | min Tariiq | by means of |
| نحو | naHw | almost |
| جراء | jarraa' | resulting from |
| من أجل | min ajl | in order to |
| خلال | xilaal | during |
| إبان | ibbaan | in the period of... |
| فيما | fiima | while |
| منذ | mundu | since |
| لدى | lada | at |
| في غضون | fi ġuDuun | within |
| حتى | Hatta | until or in order to |
| فورا | fawran | immediately |
| مؤخرا | mu'axxiran | recently |
| سابق | saabiq | previous |
| قادم | qaadim | next |
| قبيل | qabiil | shortly before |
| تمهيدا لـ | tamhiidan li | as a prelude to |
| مرتقب | murtaqab | imminent |
| في أعقاب | fi a3qaab | after |
| إثر | itra | immediately after |
| لاحقا | laaHiqan | later on |
| مقابل ذلك | muqaabil daalik | accordingly |
| فضلا عن | faDlan 3an | aside from |
| سواء __ أم __ | sawaa' __ am __ | either/whether __ or __ |
| من حيث | min Haytu | in view of; with respect to |
| حيث | Haytu | where |
| حين | Hiin | when |
| في ضوء | fi Doo' | considering |
| على اعتبار أن | 3ala i3tibaar anna | considering |
| خاصة | xaaSSatan | especially |
| عاجل أم آجلا | 3aajilan am aajlan | sooner or later |
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