How to Say "Bathtub" in Arabic

بَانْيُو

bānyō

The English word "bathtub" is translated into Arabic as بَانْيُو (bānyō). Wiktionary also lists مَغْسَل (maḡsal).

Meaning: large container in which a person may bathe (noun)

Ways to say it

“bathtub” in Arabic
Arabic	Romanization (Wiktionary)	Note
بَانْيُو	bānyō
مَغْسَل	maḡsal	masculine

The phrase refers to a large container used for bathing.

The term مَغْسَل is a masculine noun that can also be used in this context.

In various Arabic-speaking communities, particularly in the Levant area, the word مِغْطَس is used.

bānyō

In some dialects, the word مَغْسَل can refer to a 'mortuary' where bodies are washed before burial.
The word بَانْيُو is a direct loanword from the French 'baignoire' or English 'bathtub' and is used in most modern urban settings.
In many traditional Arabic homes, the 'bathtub' concept is replaced by a 'hammam', a steam bath or public bathing house with distinct social rituals.

I enjoy spending time relaxing in the مِغْطَس after a long day.
I enjoy spending time relaxing in the bathtub after a long day.
الْبَانْيُو فِي الْحَمَّامِ الْكَبِيرِ.
al-bānyū fī al-ḥammām al-kabīr.
The bathtub is in the large bathroom.
هَلْ هَذَا الْبَانْيُو نَظِيفٌ؟
hal hadhā al-bānyū naẓīfun?
Is this bathtub clean?
أُرِيدُ بَانْيُو جَدِيدًا لِلْمَنْزِلِ.
urīdu bānyū jadīdan lil-manzil.
I want a new bathtub for the house.

Nour and Ziad are discussing renovations for their new apartment.

نور Nour

نَحْنُ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى بَانْيُو جَدِيدٍ.
naḥnu bi-ḥājatin ilā bānyū jadīdin.
We need a new bathtub.
زياد Ziad

هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ بَانْيُو كَبِيرًا يَا نُورُ؟
hal turīdīna bānyū kabīran yā Nūr?
Do you want a large bathtub, Nour?
نور Nour

نَعَمْ، أُرِيدُ بَانْيُو مَرِيحًا جِدًّا.
na'am, urīdu bānyū murīḥan jiddan.
Yes, I want a very comfortable bathtub.
زياد Ziad

سَأَبْحَثُ عَنْهُ غَدًا يَا نُورُ.
sa-abḥathu 'anhu ghadan yā Nūr.
I will look for it tomorrow, Nour.

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