Modern Standard Arabic Nature and weather — 100 Words
This page lists 100 nature and weather 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 |
|---|---|---|
| بيئة | bii'a | environment |
| بيئات | bii'aat | environments |
| كوكب | kawkab | planet |
| كواكب | kawaakib | planets |
| عالم | 3aalam | world |
| عوالم | 3awaalim | worlds |
| قارّة | qaarra | continent |
| قارّات | qaarraat | continents |
| محيط | muHiiT | ocean |
| محيطات | muHiiTaat | oceans |
| بحر | baHr | sea |
| بحار | biHaar | seas |
| نهر | nahr | river |
| أنهار | anhaar | rivers |
| بحيرة | buHeira | lake |
| بحيرات | buHeiraat | lakes |
| بركة | birka | pond |
| برك | birak | ponds |
| قناة | qanaah | canal |
| قنوات | qanawaat | canals |
| ميناء | miinaa' | port |
| موانئ | mawaani' | ports |
| خليج | xaliij | gulf |
| خلجان | xuljaan | gulves |
| جزيرة | jaziira | island |
| جزائر | jazaa'ir | islands |
| ساحل | saaHil | coast |
| سواحل | sawaaHil | coasts |
| شاطئ | šaaTi' | beach |
| شواطئ | šawaaTi' | beaches |
| موج | mooj | wave |
| امواج | amwaaj | waves |
| تيّار | tayyaar | tide |
| تيّارات | tayyaaraat | tides |
| مرجان | murjaan | coral |
| شعبة | ši3ba | reef |
| شعب | ši3ab | reefs |
| شرم | šarm | inlet |
| شروم | šuruum | inlets |
| شبة جزيرة | šibhu jaziira | peninsula |
| شلال | šallaal | waterfall |
| شلالات | šallaalaat | waterfalls |
| جبل | jabal | mountain |
| جبال | jibaal | mountains |
| قمة | qimma | peak |
| قمم | qimam | peaks |
| جبل موسى | jabal muusa | Mt. Sinai |
| سلسلة جبلية | silsila jabaliyya | mountain range |
| تلّ | tall | hill |
| تلال | tilaal | hills |
| وادي | waadi | valley |
| وديان | widyaan | valleys |
| صحراء | SaHraa' | desert |
| صحارى | SaHaaraa | deserts |
| غابة | ġaaba | jungle |
| غابات | ġaabaat | jungles |
| حقل | Haql | field |
| حقول | Huquul | fields |
| سهل | sahl | plain |
| سهول | suhuul | plains |
| منخفض | munxafaD | depression |
| منخفضات | munxafaDaat | depressions |
| مغارة | maġaara | cave |
| مغارات | maġaaraat | caves |
| واحة | waaHa | oasis |
| واحات | waaHaat | oases |
| بئر | bi'r | well |
| آبار | بئار | aabaar | bi'aar | wells |
| دغل | daġal | bush |
| أدغال | adġaal | bushes |
| شجرة | šajara | tree |
| أشجار | ašjaar | trees |
| ورق | waraq | leaf; petal |
| أوراق | awraaq | leaf; petals |
| فرع | far3 | branch |
| فروع | furuu3 | branches |
| جذر | jadr | root |
| جذور | juduur | roots |
| خشب | xašab | wood |
| زهرة | zahra | flower |
| زهور | zuhuur | flowers |
| وردة | warda | rose |
| ورود | wuruud | roses |
| شوك | šook | thorn |
| أشواك | ašwaak | thorns |
| عشب | 3ušb | grass |
| صخرة | Saxra | rock |
| صخور | Suxuur | rocks |
| رمل | raml | sand |
| رمال | rimaal | sands |
| تراب | turaab | dust |
| رماد | ramaad | ash |
| تربة | turba | soil |
| صلصال | SalSaal | clay |
| طين | Tiin | mud |
| أطيان | aTyaan | mud |
| نبات | nabaat | plant |
| نباتات | nabaataat | plants |
| حديقة | Hadiiqa | garden |
| حدائق | Hadaa'iq | gardens |
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