ملكة جميلة
malika jamila
The English phrase "beautiful queen" is translated into Arabic as ملكة جميلة (malika jamila).
The phrase refers to a female ruler who is physically or spiritually attractive.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Arabic, the adjective follows the noun, so ملكة جميلة is structured literally as "queen beautiful".
How do you pronounce it?
malika jamila
Did you know?
- The word ملكة is derived from the root meaning 'to possess' or 'to own'. In Arabic, the concept of royalty is linguistically tied to the idea of ownership and control over a domain.
- In many Arabic dialects, the word for 'queen', ملكة, is rarely used to describe a person in daily life, as it often feels reserved for historical or mythological figures.
- While جميلة usually means 'beautiful', it is also used as a common female name. Someone named جميلة is literally named 'Beautiful'.
Examples in context
- كانت في الحكاية ملكة جميلة.Kanat fil-hikaya malika jamila.She was a beautiful queen in the story.
- رسم الفنان ملكة جميلة.Rasama al-fannan malika jamila.The artist painted a beautiful queen.
Example conversation
Ziad and Sarah are discussing a classic fairy tale book.
- زياد Ziadهل قرأتِ عن تلك الملكة الجميلة؟Hal qara'ti 'an tilka al-malika al-jamila?Did you read about that beautiful queen?
- سارة Saraنعم، هي ملكة جميلة جداً.Na'am, hiya malika jamila jiddan.Yes, she is a very beautiful queen.
- زياد Ziadالقصة كانت ممتعة للغاية.Al-qissa kanat mumti'a lil-ghaya.The story was extremely enjoyable.
- سارة Saraأوافقك الرأي يا زياد.Uwafiquka al-ra'y ya Ziad.I agree with you, Ziad.
