موقد
mawqid
The Arabic word for cooker is موقد (mawqid).
The term موقد refers to a device used for heating food, such as a stove.
Meaning: device for heating food, stove (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from the root w-q-d (و–ق–د), which relates to lighting a fire or burning. It literally means stove or burner.
Which one should you use?
While موقد refers to the stove or the heating surface, فرن specifically refers to the oven.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, the term بوتاجاز is commonly used to mean a cooker or stove. In Egypt and some Levantine countries like Lebanon and Jordan, the term فرن primarily means oven but can also be used to refer to a cooker.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the noun موقد is مواقد (mawāqid).
How do you pronounce it?
mawqid
Did you know?
- In Egypt, the word for cooker is بوتاجاز, which is a loanword from the Italian 'butagas' or 'boutagas'.
- While موقد is the formal term for a stove, the word فرن is frequently used as a generic term for a bakery shop in many Arabic-speaking cities.
- Because موقد is derived from the concept of 'lighting', it can also be used metaphorically in literature to describe a 'source' of something, like a source of light or heat.
Examples in context
- الموقد يعمل بشكل جيد.The cooker is working well.
- هل اشتريت موقدًا جديدًا؟Hal ishtarayta mawqidan jadidan?Did you buy a new cooker?
