دائرة
da'ira
The English word 'circle' is دائرة (da'ira) in Arabic.
In geometry, دائرة refers to a set of points that are equally distant from a center. When you want to instruct someone to circle an item, such as an answer on a page, you use the phrase ضع دائرة حول, which literally means 'place a circle around'.
Meaning: geometry: set of points that are equally distant from a center (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the noun دائرة is دوائر.
How do you pronounce it?
da'ira
Did you know?
- In Arabic, the word دائرة is used to refer to a government department or an administrative office. This usage treats the office as a 'circle' of authority or a specific jurisdiction.
- When describing a 'vicious circle', Arabic speakers use the phrase دائرة مفرغة, which literally means an 'empty circle' or 'void circle'.
- The phrase في دائرة الضوء literally means 'in the circle of light' and is used exactly like the English idiom 'in the spotlight'.
Examples in context
- رجاءً ضع دائرة حول الجواب الصحيح.Please circle the right answer.This sentence shows how to use the phrase for circling a specific item.Tatoeba #422568 by saeb, translation #271591 by CK
- رسم أستاذنا للرياضيات دائرة على السبورة.Our math teacher drew a circle on the blackboard.This sentence demonstrates the use of the word in a mathematical context.Tatoeba #1586216 by Amastan, translation #247580 by Eldad
- في حصة اللغة الإنكليزية، نجلس أحيانًا في دائرة ونتناقش الكتاب الذي نقرأه.In English class we sometimes sit in a circle and discuss the book we're reading.This sentence illustrates how people can sit in a physical circular arrangement.Tatoeba #11896220 by Safa_Alfulaij, translation #11895248 by sundown
- الرسام رَسَمَ دَائِرَة عَلَى اللَّوْحَةِ.The artist drew a circle on the board.
Example conversation
Ziad and Nour are working on a geometry project together.
- زياد Ziadهل يمكنك رسم دائرة يا نور؟hal yumkinuki rasm dā'ira yā Nūr?Can you draw a circle, Nour?
- نور Nourنعم، سأرسم دائرة كبيرة الآن.na'am, sa-arsum dā'ira kabīra al-ān.Yes, I will draw a large circle now.
- زياد Ziadرسمكِ لهذه الدائرة رائع جداً.rasmuki li-hādhihi al-dā'ira rā'i' jiddan.Your drawing of this circle is very wonderful.
- نور Nourشكراً لك يا زياد.shukran laka yā Ziyād.Thank you, Ziad.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
