برتقالي
burtuqāliyy/bur.tu.qaː.lijj/
The English phrase "orange color" is translated into Arabic as برتقالي (burtuqāliyy).
برتقالي refers to the color that is a mixture of red and yellow.
Which one should you use?
البرتقالي is used when you want to specify "the orange color", while بَرْتُقَالِيُّ اللَّونِ is a more descriptive way to say "of the orange color".
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /bur.tu.qaː.lijj/. It has four syllables.
Did you know?
- The word برتقالي is derived from the word for the fruit برتقال, which entered Arabic from the Portuguese word 'Portugal'.
- While برتقالي is the standard word, some classical texts refer to the color as زعفراني, which means 'saffron-colored'.
- Before the fruit arrived in the region, the color orange was often described using words for 'yellow' أصفر or 'red' أحمر.
Examples in context
- أحب ارتداء الملابس البرتقالية في الصيف.I love wearing orange clothes in the summer.
- هل يحبون الطلاء البرتقالي في هذا المبنى؟Do they like the orange paint in this building?
- أحب ارتداء الأحذية البرتقالية.I love wearing orange shoes.
- هذا القميص لونه برتقالي.hadha al-qamis lawnuhu burtuqali.This shirt is orange.
- هل لديك قلم برتقالي؟hal ladayka qalam burtuqali?Do you have an orange pen?
Example conversation
Omar and Maryam are choosing decorations for a room.
- عمر Omarهل نشتري هذا الستار البرتقالي؟hal nashtari hadha al-sitar al-burtuqali?Should we buy this orange curtain?
- مريم Maryamنعم، لونه جميل جداً.na'am, lawnuhu jamil jiddan.Yes, its color is very beautiful.
- عمر Omarسأبحث عن وسائد برتقالية أيضاً.sa-abhath 'an wasa'id burtuqaliya aydan.I will look for orange pillows too.
- مريم Maryamهذه فكرة رائعة يا عمر.hadhihi fikra ra'i'a ya Omar.That is a great idea, Omar.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry برتقالي, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries برتقالي, CC BY-SA 4.0.
