أَجَاص
ʔajāṣ
The English word "prune" (referring to the fruit) can be translated into Arabic as أَجَاص (ʔajāṣ), عَوِينَة, عَوِينَة مُجَفَّفَة or خَوْخ مُجَفَّف.
Meaning: dried plum (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| أَجَاص | ʔajāṣ | |
| خَوْخ مُجَفَّف | ḵawḵ mujaffaf | |
| عَوِينَة | ʕawīna | feminine |
| عَوِينَة مُجَفَّفَة | feminine |
The terms provided are used to describe the dried fruit of a plum. Related verbs such as شَذَبَ, قَضَبَ or قَلَمَ can be used if you intend to mean "to prune" in the sense of trimming a tree or shrub.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase عَوِينَة مُجَفَّفَة literally means "dried small plum/apricot" to specify that the fruit is dried. The term خَوْخ مُجَفَّف uses a word for peach or plum to describe the dried fruit.
Which one should you use?
While أَجَاص is a default form, it is more commonly used to refer to a pear rather than a dried plum in many Arabic dialects. For the specific dried fruit, you may use the feminine forms عَوِينَة or عَوِينَة مُجَفَّفَة or the phrase خَوْخ مُجَفَّف.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
ʔajāṣ
Did you know?
- The verb قَلَمَ used for trimming trees comes from the same root as the word for 'pen'. This links the act of pruning a branch to the act of writing or marking a line.
- The term عَوِينَة is a diminutive form, essentially meaning 'little plum'. This reflects a linguistic habit in Arabic of using diminutive nouns to describe small, sweet fruits.
- Depending on the region, عَوِينَة can be used to refer to either a small plum or a small apricot. Context and the addition of مُجَفَّفَة are often needed to clarify the specific fruit.
Examples in context
- عندك مشمش أسود؟ يا ريت تحضّر لي شويةDo you have prunes? I would appreciate it if you could get me some.
Example conversation
Sara and Youssef are preparing a fruit salad.
- سارة Saraيوسف، هل تريد إضافة أَجَاص إلى السلطة؟Youssef, hal turīd idāfat ajās ilā as-salatah?Youssef, do you want to add prunes to the salad?
- يوسف Youssefنعم، أحب طعم الـ أَجَاص كثيراً.Na'am, uhibbu ta'm al-ajās kathīran.Yes, I like the taste of prunes a lot.
- سارة Saraسأقوم بتقطيعها الآن.Sa-aqūmu bi-taqtī'ihā al-ān.I will chop them now.
- يوسف Youssefشكراً لكِ يا سارة.Shukran laki yā Sāra.Thank you, Sara.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “prune” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
