ديناصور
diynasur
The Arabic word for dinosaur is ديناصور (diynasur).
ديناصور is used to refer to a prehistoric reptile.
Meaning: prehistoric reptile (noun)
Which one should you use?
The formal term for dinosaur is الديناصور. The plural form of الديناصور is الديناصورات.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural, use الديناصورات.
How do you pronounce it?
diynasur
Did you know?
- The plural الديناصورات uses a 'sound feminine plural' ending, which is the standard way to pluralize non-human animals or foreign loanwords in Arabic.
- The word ديناصور is essentially a transliteration of the French word dinosaure, which itself comes from Greek.
- Writing ديناصور involves the letter ص (sad), a heavy 's' sound that is distinct from the softer 's' found in the English 'dinosaur'.
Examples in context
- جميلة جدًا هذه المبراة على شكل ديناصور.This dinosaur-shaped eraser is really cute.This sentence shows how to use ديناصور to describe an object shaped like one.Tatoeba #11897455 by Safa_Alfulaij, translation #9128503 by sundown
- يعتقد العلماء أن الديناصورات كانت كائنات عملاقة ومفترسة.Scientists believe that dinosaurs were giant and predatory creatures.
- يقولون إنه كان عندنا ديناصور ضخم في حديقة المدينة.They say we had a huge dinosaur in the city park.
- رأيت ديناصورًا في الفيلم.ra'aytu dinosauran fi al-film.I saw a dinosaur in the movie.
- هل هذا ديناصور كبير؟hal hadha dinosaur kabir?Is this a big dinosaur?
Example conversation
Yousef and Maryam are at a natural history museum.
- يوسف Youssefانظري يا مريم، هذا ديناصور مذهل!Unzuri ya Maryam, hadha dinosaur mudhish!Look Maryam, this is an amazing dinosaur!
- مريم Maryamحقاً يا يوسف، إنه ضخم جداً.Haqqan ya Yousef, innahu dhakhm jiddan.Really Yousef, it is very huge.
- يوسف Youssefأعتقد أنه كان يأكل النباتات.A'taqid annahu kana ya'kul al-nabatat.I think it used to eat plants.
- مريم Maryamنعم، هذا نوع مسالم من الديناصور.Na'am, hadha naw' musalim min al-dinosaur.Yes, this is a peaceful type of dinosaur.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ديناصور, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
