إِنْكِلِيزِيّ
ʔingilīziyymasculine
The word for English in Arabic is إِنْكِلِيزِيّ (ʔingilīziyy). Wiktionary also lists إِنْجِلِيزِيّ (ʔingilīziyy) and إِنْكِلِيزِيَّة (ʔingilīziyya).
Meaning: the English language (name)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْكِلِيزِيّ | ʔingilīziyy | masculine |
| إِنْجِلِيزِيّ | ʔingilīziyy | masculine |
| إِنْكِلِيزِيَّة | ʔingilīziyya | feminine |
| إِنْجِلِيزِيَّة | ʔingilīziyya | feminine |
| اَللُّغَة اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة | al-luḡa l-ʔingilīziyya | feminine |
| انجليزي | engelizi | Egyptian Arabic, masculine |
| إنْقِليزي | ingilīzi | Hijazi Arabic, masculine |
| اللغة الإنقليزية | alluḡa alʔingilīziyya | Hijazi Arabic, masculine |
When you want to refer specifically to the English language as a subject or entity, it is common to use the full phrase اَللُّغَة اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة.
Which one should you use?
The masculine forms إِنْكِلِيزِيّ and إِنْجِلِيزِيّ are used for masculine nouns or people, while the feminine forms إِنْكِلِيزِيَّة and إِنْجِلِيزِيَّة are used for feminine nouns. The phrase اَللُّغَة اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة is used when specifically naming the English language.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, the colloquial form انجليزي is common.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine adjective إِنْكِلِيزِيّ is used when describing a masculine noun or a person. The feminine form إِنْكِلِيزِيَّة is used when describing a feminine noun, such as the word for language, al-luḡa.
How do you pronounce it?
ʔingilīziyy
Did you know?
- Arabic speakers often use the term فرنجي 'Frankish' in historical contexts or older dialects to refer to people from Western Europe, including the English.
- In many Arabic dialects, the letter ق is used in the spelling إنْقِليزي, which produces a different sound than the standard ك or ج found in Modern Standard Arabic.
- Arabic uses a specific 'shadda' marker on the end of إِنْجِلِيزِيّ to double the consonant sound, a grammatical feature that doesn't exist in the English word 'English'.
Examples in context
- كم كلمة انجليزية تعرف؟About how many English words do you know?This sentence is useful for asking about knowledge of the word انجليزي.Tatoeba #618424 by saeb, translation #530788 by CN
- هل السيد سميث مدرس لغة انجليزية؟Is Mrs. Smith an English teacher?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is an انجليزي teacher.Tatoeba #458506 by saeb, translation #454466 by CM
- كان سامي يملك قصرا انجليزيّا شامخا.Sami owned a majestic English manor.This sentence is useful for describing an انجليزي manor.Tatoeba #6688230 by OsoHombre, translation #6687723 by OsoHombre
- قام لاعب الفريق بإلقاء خطابه بالإنجليزية الممتازة.The team player delivered his speech in excellent English.
- درسنا اللغة الإنجليزية لمدة عام في الجامعة.We studied English for a year at the university.
- يعتبر لغة شكسبير من بين أجمل اللغات في العالم.The Shakespearean language is considered one of the most beautiful languages in the world.
- هل تستطيع التحدث بالإنجليزي؟Can you speak English?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “english” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
