قنبلة
qunbulah
The Arabic word for "bomb" is قنبلة (qunbulah).
The noun قنبلة refers to a device filled with explosives.
Meaning: device filled with explosives (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "bombs", use قنابل (qanābil).
How do you pronounce it?
qunbulah
Did you know?
- In modern Arabic slang, calling someone a قنبلة (bomb) can be a compliment meaning they are extremely attractive or 'explosive' in their beauty.
- The Arabic root system for قنبلة is an anomaly because it is a borrowed word, meaning it does not follow the standard three-letter root patterns found in most Arabic vocabulary.
- The word قنبلة originally described a small earthenware jar or box before it was used for explosives.
Examples in context
- سقطت قنبلة كبيرة، وفقد كثيرون حياتهم.A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.This sentence shows the use of قنبلة to describe a large bomb falling.Tatoeba #2602908 by Samer, translation #275535 by CK
- الطائرة المقاتلة ألقت قنبلة.That fighter plane dropped a bomb.This sentence demonstrates how قنبلة is used when a plane drops a bomb.Tatoeba #1898570 by Asma, translation #1898532 by CK
- شهدت تفجيرًا في السوق.I witnessed an explosion in the market.
- هل رأيت قنبلة؟Did you see a bomb?
- حقًا؟ مليء بالمتفجرات؟Really? Full of explosives?
- عثرت الشرطة على قنبلة في الشارع.ʻatharath al-shurtah ʻalá qunbulah fī al-shāriʻ.The police found a bomb in the street.
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Example conversation
Two people are watching a news report about a security operation.
- سارة Saraهل سمعت عن انفجار قنبلة هناك؟hal sami'ta 'an infijar qunbulatan hunaka?Did you hear about a bomb exploding there?
- يوسف Youssefنعم يا سارة، رأيت الخبر الآن.na'am ya Sarah, ra'aytu al-khabar al-an.Yes Sarah, I just saw the news.
- سارة Saraمن وضع هذه القنبلة في المدينة؟man wada'a hadhihi al-qunbula fi al-madina?Who placed this bomb in the city?
- يوسف Youssefلا أعرف يا سارة، الشرطة تحقق.la a'rif ya Sarah, ash-shurta tuhaqqiq.I don't know Sarah, the police are investigating.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries قنبلة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
