How to Say "Best Friend" in Arabic

أَفْضَل صَدِيق

ʔafḍal ṣadīqmasculine

The English phrase "best friend" is translated into Arabic as أَفْضَل صَدِيق (ʔafḍal ṣadīq). Wiktionary also lists فُضْلَى صَدِيقَة (fuḍlā ṣadīqa).

Meaning: an especially close and trusted friend (noun)

Ways to say it

“best friend” in Arabic
Arabic	Romanization (Wiktionary)	Note
أَفْضَل صَدِيق	ʔafḍal ṣadīq	masculine
فُضْلَى صَدِيقَة	fuḍlā ṣadīqa	feminine

The phrase is used to describe an especially close and trusted friend.

The phrase أَفْضَل صَدِيق is composed of afḍal (best) and ṣadīq (friend).

To refer to a female best friend, the noun ṣadīq changes to the feminine form ṣadīqa, resulting in فُضْلَى صَدِيقَة.

ʔafḍal ṣadīq

In deep friendships, people may use the word عَضِيد (ʿaḍīd), which literally means 'forearm'. This signifies that the best friend is the strength the person leans on.
In classical Arabic literature, the concept of a 'best friend' is often elevated to the level of a 'brother' through the phrase أَخٌ لَمْ تَلِدْهُ أُمِّي (a brother my mother did not give birth to).
In some dialects, the term خَوِي (khawi) is used for a best friend. It originally referred to a companion on a journey through the desert who shared every hardship.

أنت أفضل صديق لي في العالم.
You are my best friend in the world.
أنت أعز صديق لي.
You are my closest friend.
أنت صديقي المقرب.
You are my close friend.
هُوَ أَفْضَل صَدِيق لِي.
huwa afdal sadiq li.
He is my best friend.
أَحْمَد هُوَ أَفْضَل صَدِيق عِنْدِي.
ahmad huwa afdal sadiq 'indi.
Ahmed is my best friend.
أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَفْضَل صَدِيق لَكَ.
uridu an akuna afdal sadiq laka.
I want to be your best friend.

Two friends are talking about their relationship at a cafe.

نور Nour

أَنْتَ أَفْضَل صَدِيق لِي يَا أَحْمَد.
anta afdal sadiq li ya ahmad.
You are my best friend, Ahmed.
أحمد Ahmed

وَأَنْتِ أَيْضاً صَدِيقَة مُقَرَّبَة لِي يَا نُور.
wa anti aydan sadiqa muqarraba li ya nur.
And you are also a close friend to me, Nur.
نور Nour

أَنَا سَعِيدَة جِدّاً بِهَذَا.
ana sa'ida jiddan bihadha.
I am very happy about this.
أحمد Ahmed

أَنَا أَيْضاً.
ana aydan.
Me too.

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