مجلة
majalla
The Arabic word for magazine is مجلة (majalla).
The word is used to refer to a periodical publication.
Meaning: periodical (noun)
Which one should you use?
The term صَحِيفَة can also be used to refer to a magazine in some contexts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of magazine is مجلات (majallāt).
How do you pronounce it?
majalla
Did you know?
- In a legal context, مجلة can refer to a codified collection of laws. A famous example is the مجلة الأحكام العدلية, the Ottoman civil code based on Hanafi jurisprudence.
- The root of مجلة relates to the act of rolling or unwinding, much like an ancient scroll.
- If you are talking about a specific issue of a magazine, you would use the word عدد, which also means 'number' or 'count'.
Examples in context
- أمي تقرأ مجلة.My mother is reading a magazine.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use مجلة in a simple sentence.Tatoeba #498646 by saeb, translation #320720 by CK
- هل قرأت هذه المجلة الأدبية؟Have you read this literary magazine?
- اشتريتُ مجلةً جديدةً اليوم.Ishtaraytu majallatan jadidatan al-yawm.I bought a new magazine today.
Example conversation
Ziad and Maryam are at a bookstore.
- زياد Ziadأريد شراء هذه المجلة.Urīdu shirā' hadhihi al-majalla.I want to buy this magazine.
- مريم Maryamهل هي مجلة طبية؟Hal hiya majalla tibbiyya?Is it a medical magazine?
- زياد Ziadلا، إنها مجلة سفر.Lā, innaha majallat safar.No, it is a travel magazine.
- مريم Maryamجميلة جداً، اشتريها.Jamilatun jiddan, ishtarīhā.It is very beautiful, buy it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries مجلة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
