إِنْتَرْنَت
ʔintarnatmasculine
The English word 'internet' can be translated into Arabic as إِنْتَرْنَت (ʔintarnat) or شُبَّاكَة.
Meaning: specific internet consisting of the global network of computers (name)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَرْنَت | ʔintarnat | masculine |
| شُبَّاكَة | šubbāka | masculine |
The term refers to the global network of computers.
Which one should you use?
إِنْتَرْنَت is the most common way to express 'internet' in modern Arabic, whereas شُبَّاكَة is an alternative term.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, the colloquial term for the internet is النت.
How does it change in a sentence?
إِنْتَرْنَت is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
ʔintarnat
Did you know?
- Because إِنْتَرْنَت is a loanword, it does not follow the traditional three-letter root system that governs almost every other word in the Arabic language.
- In digital Arabic, the term for 'surfing the internet' is تصفح, which is the same word used for flipping through the pages of a physical book.
- In many Arabic-speaking countries, the phrase فاتح النت (literally 'opening the internet') is used to say 'I am browsing the web' or 'I am online'.
Examples in context
- أحتاج الإنترنت للبحث عن معلومات.I need the internet to search for information.
- الإنترنت أصبح ضرورة في حياتنا اليومية.The internet has become a necessity in our daily lives.
- هَلْ يوجَد إِنْتَرْنَت هُنا؟hal yujad internet huna?Is there internet here?
- الْإِنْتَرْنَت مُنْقَطِعٌ الآنَ.al-internet munqati'un al-ana.The internet is disconnected now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “internet” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
