كلمة بذيئة
kalima badhi'a
The English phrase "bad word" is translated into Arabic as كلمة بذيئة (kalima badhi'a).
The term is used to describe a vulgar or obscene word.
Meaning: vulgar word (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of كلمة (word) and بذيئة (vulgar/obscene).
Which one should you use?
The plural form is كلمات بذيئة.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective بذيئة must agree with the feminine noun كلمة in gender. For the plural, use كلمات بذيئة.
How do you pronounce it?
kalima badhi'a
Did you know?
- While 'bad word' is the literal translation, many Arabic speakers use the term لفظ (lafz), which literally means 'utterance' or 'pronunciation', to refer to a specific swear word.
- The term سوقية (suqiya), used to describe 'base' or low-class speech, is derived from the word for 'marketplace'.
- In many dialects, instead of using the formal كلمة بذيئة, people will simply say كلام وسخ (kalam wasikh), which literally means 'dirty speech'.
Examples in context
- واوWow!
- يا ويليWoe is me!
- خراSh*t
- أنت كده زبالةYou are trash.
- لا يجب أن تقول كلمة بذيئة.lā yajibu an taqūla kalima badhī'a.You should not say a bad word.
- لقد سمعت كلمة بذيئة في الشارع.laqad sami'tu kalima badhī'a fī al-shāri'.I heard a bad word in the street.
- هذه ليست مجرد كلمة بذيئة عادية.hādhihi laysat mujarrad kalima badhī'a 'ādiyya.This is not just an ordinary bad word.
Example conversation
Ziyad and Nour are discussing a song they heard.
- زياد Ziadهل أعجبتك هذه الأغنية يا نور؟Hal a'jabatuki hadhihi al-ughniya ya Nour?Did you like this song, Nour?
- نور Nourلا، لأن المغني قال كلمة بذيئة.La, li'anna al-mughanni qala kalima badhi'a.No, because the singer said a bad word.
- زياد Ziadحقاً؟ لم أنتبه لذلك.Haqqan? Lam antabih lidhalik.Really? I didn't notice that.
- نور Nourنعم، إنها غير لائقة.Na'am, innaha ghayr la'iqa.Yes, it is inappropriate.
