تُوت أَزْرَق
tūt ʔazraqmasculine
The English word blueberry is expressed in Arabic as تُوت أَزْرَق (tūt ʔazraq). Wiktionary also lists بْلُو بيرِي (blū béri).
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| تُوت أَزْرَق | tūt ʔazraq | masculine |
| بْلُو بيرِي | blū béri | masculine |
The term refers to the fruit known as a blueberry.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase تُوت أَزْرَق is a compound where تُوت means 'berry' and أَزْرَق means 'blue'.
Which one should you use?
تُوت أَزْرَق is the standard Arabic descriptive name, whereas بْلُو بيرِي is a transliteration of the English word.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egypt, blueberry is commonly referred to as توت أزرق.
How do you pronounce it?
tūt ʔazraq
Did you know?
- The word تُوت is used in the Arabic expression توت على توت to describe something that is redundant or repetitive.
- If you see the word تُوت alone on a menu without a color descriptor, it is highly likely to refer to the mulberry, a fruit much more common in Middle Eastern history than the blueberry.
- While the standard term is تُوت أَزْرَق, some Arabic speakers use the term عنّاب for blueberries, even though عنّاب technically refers to the jujube fruit.
Example sentences for Arabic are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “blueberry” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
