How to Say "Boring" in Arabic

مُمِلّ

mumill

The English word 'boring' can be translated into Arabic as مُمِلّ (mumill). Wiktionary also lists مُضْجِر (muḍjir).

Meaning: causing boredom or tiredness (adj)

Ways to say it

“boring” in Arabic
Arabic	Romanization (Wiktionary)
مُمِلّ	mumill
مُضْجِر	muḍjir

Both مُمِلّ and مُضْجِر are used to describe something that causes boredom or tiredness.

The word مُمِلّ is an active participle. It is derived from the verb meaning 'to cause boredom'.

In Levantine Arabic, you may also use ممل to express that something is boring.

The adjective مُمِلّ changes to the feminine form مُمِلَّة when it is used to describe a feminine noun.

mumill

In many Arabic dialects, if someone is being 'boring' by talking too much or being tedious, a speaker might say they are ثقيل الدم, which literally means they have 'heavy blood'.
In many Arabic dialects, if an event is extremely boring, people may say it is بايخ, which literally means 'stale' or 'spoiled' when referring to food.
The word مُمِلّ shares a root with مَلَل, which refers to the state of being bored. In Arabic, boredom is often described not as a feeling you have, but as a state that has 'descended' upon you.

الاجتماع كان مملاً جدًا.
The meeting was very boring.
المحاضرة كانت ممِلّة للغاية.
The lecture was extremely boring.
هذا الفيلم مُمِلّ جِدًّا.
Hadha al-film mumill jiddan.
This movie is very boring.
الانتظار في المطار مُمِلّ.
Al-intidhar fi al-matar mumill.
Waiting at the airport is boring.

Sarah and Ahmed are discussing a book they both read.

سارة Sara

هل قرأتَ الكتاب الجديد؟
Hal qara'ta al-kitab al-jadid?
Did you read the new book?
أحمد Ahmed

نعم، لكنه مُمِلّ للغاية.
Na'am, lakinahu mumill lil-ghaya.
Yes, but it is extremely boring.
سارة Sara

أنا أوافقُكَ الرأيَ.
Ana uwafiquka al-ra'y.
I agree with you.
أحمد Ahmed

لِنبحث عن شيءٍ أكثرَ حماسًا.
Linabhath 'an shay' akthar hamasan.
Let's look for something more exciting.

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