بَاتْرِيْك
bātriyk
The English name Patrick is written in Arabic as بَاتْرِيْك (bātriyk). Wiktionary also lists پَاتْرِيْك (pātriyk).
Meaning: given name (name)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| بَاتْرِيْك | bātriyk |
| پَاتْرِيْك | pātriyk |
This is the transliteration of the given name Patrick into the Arabic script.
Which one should you use?
The standard form is بَاتْرِيْك. The alternative form پَاتْرِيْك uses the letter 'pe' (پ) to more accurately reflect the original 'p' sound found in the English name.
How do you pronounce it?
bātriyk
Did you know?
- While بَاتْرِيْك is a transliteration of the name, the Arabic word for 'patrician' or 'patriarch' is بطريرك, which sounds remarkably similar but carries a religious and hierarchical meaning.
- Arabic uses a system of 'root' words, but because بَاتْرِيْك is a foreign name, it is one of the few words in a sentence that does not belong to a three-letter semantic root.
- In some official contexts in the Levant or Egypt, a person might be required to use the version with a 'B' because the letter پ is not officially part of the standard Arabic alphabet used in government documents.
Examples in context
- هَلْ هَذَا بَاتْرِيْك؟hal hadha bātrīk?Is this Patrick?
- أَنَا أَعْرِفُ بَاتْرِيْك جَيِّدًا.ana a'rifu bātrīk jayyidan.I know Patrick very well.
- بَاتْرِيْك طَالِبٌ جَدِيدٌ فِي الْفَصْلِ.bātrīk ṭālibun jadīdun fī al-faṣl.Patrick is a new student in the class.
Example conversation
Nour and Ahmed are introducing a new colleague.
- نور Nourمن هذا الرجل يا أحمد؟Man hadha al-rajul ya Ahmed?Who is this man, Ahmed?
- أحمد Ahmedهذا زميلنا الجديد بَاتْرِيْك.Hadha zamiluna al-jadid Patrick.This is our new colleague, Patrick.
- نور Nourأهلاً بك يا بَاتْرِيْك.Ahlan bika ya Patrick.Welcome, Patrick.
- أحمد Ahmedشكراً لكِ يا نور.Shukran laki ya Nour.Thank you, Nour.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “patrick” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
