دَرَج مُتَحَرِّك
daraj mutaḥarrikmasculine
The English word escalator is دَرَج مُتَحَرِّك (daraj mutaḥarrik) in Arabic. Wiktionary also lists سُلَّم مُتَحَرِّك (sullam mutaḥarrik) and سُلَّم دَوَّار (sullam dawwār).
Meaning: mechanical device (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| دَرَج مُتَحَرِّك | daraj mutaḥarrik | masculine |
| سُلَّم مُتَحَرِّك | sullam mutaḥarrik | masculine |
| سُلَّم دَوَّار | sullam dawwār | masculine |
An escalator is a mechanical device.
Which one should you use?
سُلَّم دَوَّار uses the adjective 'dawwār' (rotating/revolving) to describe the escalator.
How do you pronounce it?
daraj mutaḥarrik
Did you know?
- The term سُلَّم is used in Arabic music theory to describe a 'musical scale', as both a staircase and a scale involve a sequence of rising steps.
- The word دَوَّار (dawwār) used in سُلَّم دَوَّار is the same word used to describe a 'roundabout' or 'traffic circle' in a city.
- The adjective مُتَحَرِّك comes from the root 'ḥ-r-k', which is the same root used for the word 'engine' مُحَرِّك in Arabic.
Examples in context
- أرجوك، يمكنك أن توجهني إلى المصعَد المتحرك؟Excuse me, can you direct me to the escalator?
- مرحبا! على يمينك ستجد الدرج الكَهربائي.Hello! On your right, you will find the escalator.
- هناك حشد. دعنا نستخدم السلّم الكَهربائي للصعود.There's a crowd. Let's use the escalator to go up.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “escalator” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
