How to Say "Mountain" in Arabic

جَبَل

jabalmasculine

The English word mountain is translated into Arabic as جَبَل (jabal). Wiktionary also lists طُور (ṭūr).

Meaning: large mass of earth and rock (noun)

Ways to say it

“mountain” in Arabic
Arabic	Romanization (Wiktionary)	Note
جَبَل	jabal	masculine
طُور	ṭūr	masculine

The term refers to a large mass of earth and rock.

While جَبَل is the standard word for mountain, the form طُور is used specifically in a religious or Quranic context to refer to a mountain.

In Tunisian Arabic, the term used for mountain is جبل.

The plural form of جَبَل is جِبَال.

jabal

In the name of the famous country لبنان (Lebanon), the root relates to 'white', which many linguists believe refers to the snow-capped peaks of the mountains.
In Arabic, the word جبل can be used metaphorically to describe a person who is steadfast, patient or possesses immense strength.
The phrase جبل من الجليد is the literal translation for an 'iceberg', treating the ice mass as a mountain of frozen water.

لقد قمت بتسلق الجبال العالية.
I have climbed high mountains.
تحيط الجبال العظيمة البلدة من كل جانب.
The town is surrounded by magnificent mountains from every side.
هذا جَبَلٌ عَالٍ جِدًّا.
hadha jabalun 'alin jiddan.
This is a very high mountain.
رَأَيْتُ جَبَلًا بَعِيدًا.
ra'aytu jabalan ba'idan.
I saw a distant mountain.
يُوجَدُ جَبَلٌ خَلْفَ المَدِينَةِ.
yujadu jabalun khalfa al-madina.
There is a mountain behind the city.

Ziad and Nour are looking at a landscape from a car window.

زياد Ziad

انْظُرِي، هُنَاكَ جَبَلٌ كَبِيرٌ.
unzhuri, hunaka jabalun kabir.
Look, there is a large mountain.
نور Nour

نَعَم، هُوَ جَمِيلٌ جِدًّا.
na'am, huwa jamilun jiddan.
Yes, it is very beautiful.
زياد Ziad

هَلْ نَسْتَطِيعُ تَسَلُّقَ هَذَا الجَبَلِ؟
hal nastati'u tasalluqa hadha al-jabal?
Can we climb this mountain?
نور Nour

لَا، نَحْنُ مُتْعَبُونَ الآنَ.
la, nahnu mut'abuna al-an.
No, we are tired now.

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