صيدلية
saydaliyya
The Arabic word for pharmacy is صيدلية (saydaliyya).
صيدلية refers to a place where prescription drugs are dispensed.
Meaning: a place where prescription drugs are dispensed (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of صيدلية is صيدليات.
How do you pronounce it?
saydaliyya
Did you know?
- Arabic uses the same root for 'pharmacy' that it uses for words related to 'hunting' or 'catching', reflecting an early historical link between gathering natural ingredients and the hunt.
- A pharmacist in Arabic is called a صيدلي, a title that carries significant social prestige and is often viewed as being closer to a doctor than a retail worker.
- The suffix 'ـيَّة' in صيدلية is a common way to turn a noun into a concept or a specialized field, similar to how 'ology' works in English terms like 'biology'.
Examples in context
- تفتح صيدلية ياني في الرابعة صباحا.Yanni's pharmacy opens at 4:00 AM.This sentence shows how to use صيدلية when referring to a specific business name.Tatoeba #11250493 by Amghar, translation #9995590 by Amastan
- قرر الكيميائي الشاب أن يفتح صيدلية.The young chemist decided to open a pharmacy.This sentence demonstrates the use of صيدلية in the context of a profession.Tatoeba #1584885 by Amastan, translation #1297845 by kurisuteian
- هل تعرف أين توجد أقرب صيدلية؟Do you know where the nearest pharmacy is?
- أحتاج لشراء بعض الدواء من الصيدلية.I need to buy some medicine from the pharmacy.
- هل يمكنك أن توصي بصيدلية جيدة في هذه المنطقة؟Can you recommend a good pharmacy in this area?
Example conversation
Ziad and Layla are walking in the street looking for medicine.
- زياد Ziadيا ليلى، هل توجد صيدلية قريبة من هنا؟yā Laylā, hal tujad ṣaydaliyya qarība min hunā?Layla, is there a pharmacy near here?
- ليلى Laylaنعم، توجد صيدلية في نهاية هذا الشارع.na‘am, tujad ṣaydaliyya fī nihāyat hādhā ash-shāri‘.Yes, there is a pharmacy at the end of this street.
- زياد Ziadهل هي مفتوحة الآن؟hal hiya maftūḥa al-ān?Is it open now?
- ليلى Laylaأظن ذلك، هيا بنا نذهب.aẓunnu dhālika, hayyā binā nadhhab.I think so, let's go.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
