حشرة
hashara
The Arabic word for bug is حشرة (hashara).
The term حشرة is a colloquial way to refer to various arthropods and other similar creeping creatures.
Meaning: a colloquial name for various arthropods and other similar creeping creatures (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
حشرة is a feminine noun, which means any adjectives used to describe it must also be in the feminine form. The plural form of حشرة is حشرات, which means bugs or insects.
How do you pronounce it?
hashara
Did you know?
- The root of حشرة is also used in the Islamic concept of الحشر, which refers to the gathering of all humanity for the Day of Judgment.
- In colloquial Egyptian Arabic, the word حشرية derived from the same root describes someone who is 'nosy' or likes to poke their nose into others' business.
- In many Arabic dialects, if someone describes a person as a حشرة, they are not calling them an insect, but are instead calling them a 'nuisance' or a 'pest' in a social sense.
Examples in context
- هذه حشرة صغيرة جداً.hadhihi hashara saghira jiddan.This is a very small bug.
- رأيت حشرة على الورقة.ra'aytu hashara 'ala al-waraqa.I saw a bug on the leaf.
- هل هناك حشرة في الغرفة؟hal hunaka hashara fi al-ghurfa?Is there a bug in the room?
Example conversation
Layla and Omar are sitting in a garden.
- ليلى Laylaعمر، انظر إلى هذه الحشرة!Omar, unzur ila hadhihi al-hashara!Omar, look at this bug!
- عمر Omarإنها حشرة ملونة وجميلة.innaha hashara mulawwana wa jamila.It is a colorful and beautiful bug.
- ليلى Laylaهل هي حشرة خطيرة؟hal hiya hashara khatira?Is it a dangerous bug?
- عمر Omarلا، لا تقلقي يا ليلى.la, la taqlaqi ya Layla.No, do not worry, Layla.
