زُجَاجَة
zujājafeminine
The English word bottle is translated into Arabic as زُجَاجَة (zujāja). Wiktionary also lists قِنِّينَة (qinnīna) and قزازة (ʔezāza).
Meaning: container (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| زُجَاجَة | zujāja | feminine | |
| قِنِّينَة | qinnīna | feminine | |
| قزازة | ʔezāza | Egyptian Arabic, feminine | |
| قارورة | gārūra | /qaː.ruː.ra/ | Hijazi Arabic, feminine |
| قُزازة | guzāza | Hijazi Arabic, feminine | |
| قنّينة | ʔannīne, ʔannīni, qannīni | North Levantine Arabic, feminine | |
| قنية | qiniyya | South Levantine Arabic |
For example, you can use قنينة صغيرة to mean a small bottle or هذه القنينة to mean this bottle.
Which one should you use?
زُجَاجَة and قنينة are formal terms, whereas the others are used in specific dialects.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The term زُجَاجَة is the standard formal term used in Modern Standard Arabic and written texts. Similarly, قنينة is considered a formal term for a bottle.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, the most common way to say bottle is ʔezāza. In Hijazi-Arabic, you may use gārūra or guzāza. In North-Levantine-Arabic, the standard word is qannīna, while in South-Levantine-Arabic, the form qiniyya is used.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
zujāja
Did you know?
- Some scholars believe the word قارورة might relate to the process of glass 'chilling' or 'standing still' after being shaped.
- While many think of 'bottle' as a generic term, the word زُجَاجَة specifically highlights that the container is made of glass.
Examples in context
- أعطني قارورة من الخمر.Give me a bottle of wine.This sentence shows how to use قارورة to ask for a bottle of wine.Tatoeba #1597814 by Amastan, translation #34313 by CK
- لم تبقَ لديّ سوى قنّينة واحدة.I have just one bottle left.This sentence demonstrates using قنّينة to indicate how many bottles are left.Tatoeba #11897364 by Safa_Alfulaij, translation #11897308 by CK
- شرب سامي قارورة كاملة من الأقراص.Sami swallowed a whole bottle of pills.This sentence uses قارورة to describe a bottle of pills.Tatoeba #7003448 by OsoHombre, translation #6376568 by OsoHombre
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nour and Omar are in the kitchen preparing drinks.
- نور Nourهل يمكنك إحضار زُجَاجَة ماء من الثلاجة يا عمر؟hal yumkinuka ihdar zujajat ma' min al-thallaja ya Omar?Can you bring a bottle of water from the fridge, Omar?
- عمر Omarبالطبع، هل تريدين زُجَاجَة كبيرة أم صغيرة؟bil-tab', hal turidina zujaja kabira am saghira?Of course, do you want a large bottle or a small one?
- نور Nourأريد زُجَاجَة كبيرة من فضلك.uridu zujaja kabira min fadlak.I want a large bottle, please.
- عمر Omarتفضلي يا نور، هذه هي الزُجَاجَة.tafaddali ya Nour, hadhihi hiya al-zujaja.Here you go, Nour, here is the bottle.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bottle” translations and entries قارورة, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries قارورة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
