فُرْن
furnmasculine
The Arabic word for oven is فُرْن (furn). Wiktionary also lists تَنُّور (tannūr).
Meaning: chamber used for baking or heating (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| فُرْن | furn | masculine |
| تَنُّور | tannūr | masculine |
The word refers to a chamber used for baking or heating.
Which one should you use?
فُرْن is typically used for modern kitchen ovens or industrial furnaces. In contrast, تَنُّور refers specifically to a traditional, often cylindrical, clay oven used for baking bread.
How does it change in a sentence?
Both فُرْن and تَنُّور are masculine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
furn
Did you know?
- The English word 'furnace' is a direct linguistic relative of the Arabic word فُرْن. Both share a root that describes the process of heating or smelting.
- The traditional تَنُّور is designed so that bread is slapped against the heated inner clay walls rather than placed on a rack. The bread sticks to the side while it bakes.
- In many Arab cultures, the تَنُّور is not just an oven but a social hub. Historically, women from different households would bring their dough to a communal تَنُّور to bake together and exchange news.
Examples in context
- تحتاج إلى وضع الكعك في الفرنYou need to put the cake in the oven
- الْفُرْنُ سَاخِنٌ جِدًّا.al-furnu sakhinu jiddan.The oven is very hot.
- ضَعِ الْخُبْزَ فِي الْفُرْنِ.da' al-khubza fil-furn.Put the bread in the oven.
- هَلْ الْفُرْنُ يَعْمَلُ؟hal al-furnu ya'mal?Is the oven working?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “oven” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
