إِذْن عُبُور
ʔiḏn ʕubūrmasculine
In Arabic, the English phrase "boarding pass" can be expressed as إِذْن عُبُور (ʔiḏn ʕubūr). Wiktionary also lists بِطَاقَة الْمُغَادَرَة (biṭāqat al-muḡādara) and بِطَاقَة صُعُود (biṭāqat ṣuʕūd).
Meaning: document to board (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| إِذْن عُبُور | ʔiḏn ʕubūr | masculine |
| بِطَاقَة الْمُغَادَرَة | biṭāqat al-muḡādara | |
| بِطَاقَة صُعُود | biṭāqat ṣuʕūd | feminine |
| بِطَاقَة صُعُود الطَّائِرَة | biṭāqat ṣuʕūd aṭ-ṭāʔira | feminine |
What does it mean word for word?
The term بِطَاقَة صُعُود literally means "climbing card" or "ascending card", which refers to the act of boarding the plane.
Which one should you use?
بِطَاقَة صُعُود is a general term for a boarding card, whereas بِطَاقَة صُعُود الطَّائِرَة is more specific because it explicitly includes the word for "airplane". On the other hand, بِطَاقَة الْمُغَادَرَة is a broader term meaning "departure card" and does not specifically focus on the act of boarding the aircraft.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the form بِطَاقَة صُعُود plural, you use the form بِطَاقَات صُعُود (biṭāqāt ṣuʕūd).
How do you pronounce it?
ʔiḏn ʕubūr
Did you know?
- The word صُعُود (ṣuʕūd) used in 'boarding card' is the same root used in the Quran to describe the 'ascent' of souls or the heavens. It carries a much more vertical, majestic connotation than the simple English word 'boarding'.
- The term إِذْن in إِذْن عُبُور literally means 'permission'. This reflects a cultural and linguistic tendency in Arabic to describe official documents by the authority they grant rather than the physical object itself.
- The word عُبُور in إِذْن عُبُور shares a root with words for crossing a bridge or migrating across a border, framing a flight as a transition between territories.
Examples in context
- عفوًا، أين يمكنني أن أجد تذكرة الصعود؟Excuse me, where can I find my boarding pass?
Example conversation
Ziad and Sara are at the airport check-in counter.
- زياد Ziadهل لديكِ إِذْن عُبُور يا سارة؟Hal ladayki idhn ubūr ya Sara?Do you have a boarding pass, Sara?
- سارة Saraلا، سأقوم بطباعته الآن يا زياد.La, sa-aqumu bi-tiba'atihi al-an ya Ziyad.No, I will print it now, Ziad.
- زياد Ziadتأكدي من وجود إِذْن عُبُور في يدك.Ta'akkadi min wujud idhn ubūr fi yadiki.Make sure you have the boarding pass in your hand.
- سارة Saraحسناً، لقد حصلت عليه أخيراً.Hasanan, laqad hasaltu alayhi akhiran.Okay, I finally got it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “boarding pass” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
