كَنَدَا
kanadāfeminine
Canada in Arabic is كَنَدَا (kanadā). Wiktionary also lists كَنَدَة (kanada).
Meaning: country in North America (name)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| كَنَدَا | kanadā | feminine |
| كَنَدَة | kanada | archaic, feminine |
The word refers to the country in North America.
Which one should you use?
كَنَدَا is the standard modern form, while كَنَدَة is an archaic version of the name.
How does it change in a sentence?
The name is treated as a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
kanadā
Did you know?
- The Arabic word for 'Canadian' كَنَدِيّ uses a 'nisba' suffix, a grammatical tool used to transform any noun into an adjective of origin or belonging.
- The archaic form كَنَدَة follows a traditional pattern for foreign names in Arabic, where the final 't' sound (ta marbuta) is used to denote a noun of a specific place.
- Arabic does not use capital letters, so كَنَدَا is written the same way whether it starts a sentence or appears in the middle of one.
Examples in context
- أنا أعيش في كَنَدَا.ana a'īshu fī kanadā.I live in Canada.
- هَلْ زُرْتِ كَنَدَا مِنْ قَبْلُ؟hal zurti kanadā min qablu?Have you visited Canada before?
- كَنَدَا بَلَدٌ كَبِيرٌ جِدّاً.kanadā baladun kabīrun jiddan.Canada is a very large country.
Example conversation
Ziad and Laila are discussing travel plans at a cafe.
- زياد Ziadهَلْ تُفَكِّرِينَ فِي السَّفَرِ إِلَى كَنَدَا؟hal tufakkirīna fī as-safari ilā kanadā?Are you thinking of traveling to Canada?
- ليلى Laylaنَعَمْ، أُرِيدُ رُؤْيَةَ كَنَدَا هَذَا الشِّتَاءَ.na'am, urīdu ru'yata kanadā hadhā ash-shitā'a.Yes, I want to see Canada this winter.
- زياد Ziadهِيَ جَمِيلَةٌ جِدّاً فِي الشِّتَاءِ.hiya jamīlatun jiddan fī ash-shitā'i.It is very beautiful in winter.
- ليلى Laylaلِذَلِكَ أُرِيدُ الذَّهَابَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.lidhalika urīdu adh-dhahāba ilā hunāka.That is why I want to go there.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “canada” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
