أرنب
arnab
The Arabic word for rabbit is أرنب (arnab).
The term is used to refer to the mammal known as a rabbit.
Meaning: mammal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the word is أرانب. To specify a female rabbit, you can add a feminine suffix to the word to create أرنبة.
How do you pronounce it?
arnab
Did you know?
- In certain regional folk tales, the rabbit is portrayed as a trickster figure who outsmarts larger animals, mirroring the 'Brer Rabbit' stories of English folklore.
- The word أرنب shares an ancient linguistic root with the Hebrew word אַרְנָב, suggesting the term has been used in the Middle East for thousands of years.
- The plural form أرانب is an example of a 'broken plural', meaning the internal vowels of the word change entirely instead of just adding a suffix to the end.
Examples in context
- هو البطل الذي أنقذ أرنبها.He's the hero who rescued her rabbit.This sentence shows how to use أرنب when discussing a hero who rescued someone's rabbit.Tatoeba #11683645 by dididodo, translation #8275068 by Amastan
- زيري لديه أرنب.Ziri has a rabbit.This sentence uses أرنب to state that a person named Ziri owns one.Tatoeba #11616089 by dididodo, translation #10208137 by Amastan
- كانت تربي أرنبا.She kept a rabbit.This sentence uses أرنب to describe the act of keeping a rabbit.Tatoeba #11651804 by dididodo, translation #2879007 by Amastan
- رأيت أرنبًا في الحديقة.I saw a rabbit in the garden.
- هل لديك أرانب أليفة؟Do you have any pet rabbits?
Example conversation
Layla and Youssef are looking at animals in a garden.
- ليلى Laylaانظر يا يوسف، هذا أرنب صغير!Unzur ya Youssef, hadha arnab saghir!Look Youssef, this is a small rabbit!
- يوسف Youssefيا له من أرنب لطيف جداً.Ya lahu min arnab latif jiddan.What a very cute rabbit.
- ليلى Laylaهل تريد أن تطعمه الجزر؟Hal turid an tut'imahu al-jazar?Do you want to feed it carrots?
- يوسف Youssefنعم، أريد إطعام هذا الأرنب.Na'am, urid it'am hadha al-arnab.Yes, I want to feed this rabbit.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries أرنب, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
