قِدْر
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The Arabic word for pot is قِدْر (qidr). Wiktionary also lists إِنَاء (ʔināʔ) and طَنْجَرَة (ṭanjara).
Meaning: vessel for cooking or storing food etc. (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| قِدْر | qidr | masculine |
| إِنَاء | ʔināʔ | masculine |
| طَنْجَرَة | ṭanjara | feminine |
| حَلَّة | ḥalla | Egyptian Arabic, feminine |
| قِدِر | gidir | Hijazi Arabic, masculine |
| حلَّة | ḥalla | Hijazi Arabic, feminine |
A pot is a vessel used for cooking or storing food.
Which one should you use?
While قِدْر and طَنْجَرَة specifically refer to cooking pots, إِنَاء is a more general term for any vessel or container used for food or water.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egypt, the word حَلَّة is the standard colloquial term for a cooking pot.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word طَنْجَرَة is feminine, so if you use an adjective to describe the pot, the adjective must also be in the feminine form.
How do you pronounce it?
qidr
Did you know?
- The word طَنْجَرَة is an example of a loanword, likely derived from the Turkish word 'tencere', which itself comes from the Latin 'tincaria'.
- The root letters of قِدْر are shared with the word for 'fate' or 'destiny', قَدَر, though the two words have different meanings.
- While حَلَّة means 'pot' in Egyptian Arabic, in Modern Standard Arabic it can refer to a 'suit' of clothes or a 'case' of something.
Examples in context
- يُستخدم القدر للطهي.The pot is used for cooking.
- لا تحرك القدر أثناء الطهي.Do not move the pot while cooking.
- هذا قِدْرٌ كبيرٌ.hadha qidrun kabir.This is a large pot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pot” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
