تهاني الزواج
tahānī az-zawāj
The English phrase 'marriage wishes' is translated into Arabic as تهاني الزواج (tahānī az-zawāj).
تهاني الزواج is used as a heading or a category name for a collection of messages, rather than as a direct spoken greeting to the couple.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of تهاني (tahānī), meaning 'congratulations' or 'congratulatory messages' and الزواج (az-zawāj), meaning 'the marriage'.
Which one should you use?
A more common, direct way to say 'Congratulations on the marriage' to a person is مبروك الزواج.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form تهنئة الزواج (tahn'at az-zawāj) can be used to refer to a single marriage congratulation or the concept of a marriage congratulation.
How do you pronounce it?
tahānī az-zawāj
Did you know?
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, marriage wishes are often accompanied by the phrase بالرفاه والبنين (bil-rafāh wal-banīn), which wishes the couple 'prosperity and sons'.
- While تهاني الزواج is used in writing, if you say مبروك (mabrūk) to a couple, you are actually wishing them 'blessings' rather than just saying 'congratulations'.
- Wedding greetings are often written as سجع (sajʿ), which is rhyming prose that makes the 'marriage wishes' sound like melodic chants.
Examples in context
- تهانينا الحارة لكم بمناسبة الزواج!Warm congratulations on your marriage!
- نتمنى لكما حياة سعيدة ومليئة بالحب والسعادة.We wish you a happy and love-filled life.
- أتمنى لكما حياة زوجية مليئة بالمسرات والسعادة.Wishing you a married life filled with joy and happiness.
- ألف مبروك على الفرحة الكبيرة! تمنياتي لكم زواجاً سعيداً وحياة مليئة بالمغامرات.Congratulations on the big celebration! Wishing you a happy marriage and a life full of adventures.
- عقبال عندكم! تمنياتي بحياة زوجية تفوق الوصف ومليئة بالحب والسلام.May you reach this milestone too! Wishing you a married life beyond description, filled with love and peace.
- أرسلت تهاني الزواج للعروسين.arsaltu tahani al-zawaj lil-'arousayn.I sent marriage wishes to the newlyweds.
Example conversation
Ziyad and Layla are preparing a gift for a wedding.
- زياد Ziadليلى، هل اشتريتِ بطاقة لتهاني الزواج؟Layla, hal ishtarayti bitaqa li-tahani al-zawaj?Layla, did you buy a card for the marriage wishes?
- ليلى Laylaنعم يا زياد، هي في حقيبتي.Na'am ya Ziyad, hiya fi haqibati.Yes Ziyad, it is in my bag.
- زياد Ziadماذا سنكتب في تهاني الزواج؟Madha sanaktubu fi tahani al-zawaj?What shall we write in the marriage wishes?
- ليلى Laylaسنكتب لهم تمنياتنا بالسعادة الدائمة.Sanaktubu lahum tamanniyatina bi-sa'ada al-da'ima.We will write our wishes for everlasting happiness to them.
