أليس
Alis
أليس (Alis) is the Arabic way to say the female given name Alice.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Alis
Did you know?
- In literature, translated versions of 'Alice in Wonderland' must navigate the fact that the protagonist's name is a common question word in the target language.
- Depending on the dialect and context, the word أليس can function as a color or defect adjective in specific linguistic roots.
- The name أليس is a homonym for a common Arabic question particle used to ask 'Is it not?' or 'Isn't it?'
Examples in context
- من الممكن أن أليس ستأتي.Alice may possibly come.This sentence illustrates a possibility regarding whether أليس will arrive.Tatoeba #617305 by saeb, translation #67346 by CN
- لم تكن أليس موجودة في الاجتماع، أليس كذلك؟Alice wasn't present at the meeting, was she?This sentence uses أليس to discuss her absence from a meeting.Tatoeba #618355 by saeb, translation #67343 by CN
- توم أخبرني أنه يعتقد أن ماري أجمل من أليس.Tom told me he thinks that Mary is prettier than Alice.This sentence uses أليس in a comparison between people.Tatoeba #12848690 by Mortyy, translation #7827973 by CK
- عايز أقدم لـ"اليس" هدية.I want to give a gift to "Alice".
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Omar and Layla are talking about a mutual friend.
- عمر Omarهل تعرفين أليس؟Hal ta'rifina Alice?Do you know Alice?
- ليلى Laylaنعم، هي صديقتي المقربة.Na'am, hiya sadiqati al-muqarraba.Yes, she is my close friend.
- عمر Omarمتى ستصل أليس إلى هنا؟Mata satasil Alice ila huna?When will Alice arrive here?
- ليلى Laylaستصل بعد عشر دقائق.Satasilu ba'da 'ashr daqa'iq.She will arrive in ten minutes.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries أليس, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
