نباتات
nabātāt
In Arabic, the word for "plants" is نباتات (nabātāt).
The term نباتات refers to living organisms that typically grow in a permanent site and absorb water and nutrients through their roots.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word نباتات is the plural form. The singular form meaning "plant" is نبات.
How do you pronounce it?
nabātāt
Did you know?
- If you are talking about 'plants' in a factory or industrial setting, you would not use نباتات, but rather the word مصانع, as the English word 'plant' is a false friend in this context.
- The phrase نباتات is used in Arabic scientific classification, but in daily life, people often use the word زرع, which literally means 'that which has been sown'.
- The root of the word نبات is 'n-b-t', which is the same root used for the verb 'to sprout' or 'to grow', linking the noun directly to the action of emergence.
Examples in context
- قام زيري بسقي نباتات ريمة.Ziri watered Rima's plants.This sentence shows how to use نباتات when describing the act of watering them.Tatoeba #11477968 by Amastan, translation #10297112 by Amastan
- ليست معك حيوانات أو نباتات، صحيح؟You don't have any plants or animals, right?This sentence uses نباتات in a question regarding the possession of plants or animals.Tatoeba #666342 by Samer, translation #268577 by CK
- لا تذهب لطبيب نباتات مكتبه ميتة.Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.This sentence uses نباتات to describe plants in an office setting.Tatoeba #1970263 by sado, translation #1970260 by sado
Example conversation
Yousef and Sarah are looking at a new garden.
- سارة Saraهل هذه نباتات جديدة في الحديقة؟Hal hadhihi nabatat jadida fil-hadiqa?Are these new plants in the garden?
- يوسف Youssefنعم، اشتريت هذه النباتات اليوم.Na'am, ishtaraytu hadhihi al-nabatat al-yawm.Yes, I bought these plants today.
- سارة Saraإنها تبدو جميلة جداً يا يوسف.Innaha tabdu jamila jiddan ya Yousef.They look very beautiful, Yousef.
- يوسف Youssefشكراً لكِ، سأعتني بها جيداً.Shukran laki, sa-a'tani biha jayyidan.Thank you, I will take good care of them.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
