Arabic

The English word “potato” is translated into Arabic as بَطَاطَا or بَطَاطِس. The word refers to the plant tuber eaten as a starchy vegetable.

In Arabic, the word for turmeric is كركم. The word refers to the spice turmeric.

In Arabic, ‘i need’ is expressed by أحتاج. The phrase is used to express that someone requires something or feels a necessity for something.

The Arabic word for the English phrase “verb” is فعل. The root for “write” is “k-t-b.”

In Levantine Arabic, ‘please’ is لو سمحت (law samaht) to a man and law samahti to a woman.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘get well soon’ said to a male is سلامتك (salamtak). Said to a female, it becomes salamtik.

The English word security can be translated into Arabic as أَمْن, أَمَان or سَلَامَة. Security refers to the condition of not being threatened.

The English word “lotion” is غَاسُول in Arabic. This term refers to an ointment that one rubs on the skin.

The English name Patrick is written in Arabic as بَاتْرِيْك. This is the transliteration of the given name Patrick into the Arabic script.

The English adjective ‘selfish’ is translated into Arabic as أناني.