آيباد
The Arabic word for iPad is آيباد.
Did you know?
- The Arabic alphabet has no letter for 'p', so the 'p' in 'iPad' is replaced by the letter 'b' in آيباد.
- Because Arabic is written from right to left, the screen of an آيباد is often mirrored in Arabic interface settings, moving the 'back' buttons to the right side.
- While آيباد is the common term, some Arabic speakers use the term لوحي which means 'tablet' and shares a root with the word for 'stone tablet'.
Examples in context
- شفت الآيباد الجديد اللي طلع قبل أسبوع؟Have you seen the new iPad that was released last week?
Example conversation
Sara and Omar are talking about a tablet.
- سارة Saraيا عمر، هل معك آيباد؟Yā Omar, hal ma'aka āybād?Omar, do you have an iPad?
- عمر Omarنعم، معي واحد في الحقيبة.Na'am, ma'ī wāḥid fī al-ḥaqībah.Yes, I have one in the bag.
- سارة Saraهل يمكنني استخدامه قليلاً يا عمر؟Hal yumkinunī istikhdāmuhu qalīlan yā Omar?Can I use it for a bit, Omar?
- عمر Omarبالطبع يا سارة، تفضلي.Bi-ṭab'i yā Sarah, tafaḍḍalī.Of course Sarah, go ahead.
