إعادة تدوير
i'ādat tadwīr
To recycle in Arabic is إعادة تدوير (i'ādat tadwīr).
The phrase refers to the process of breaking down and reusing component materials.
Meaning: to break down and reuse component materials (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase إعادة تدوير is composed of إعادة (i'ādat), meaning 're-' or 'repetition' and تدوير (tadwīr), meaning 'rotation' or 'circulation'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain North African countries, such as Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, the term تَدْوِير is commonly used to refer to recycling.
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the phrase as a conjugated verb in the third-person masculine singular present tense, use يُعيد تدوير (he recycles / he is recycling).
How do you pronounce it?
i'ādat tadwīr
Did you know?
- The formal phrase إعادة تدوير is a 'calque', a term constructed to mirror the Western scientific concept of 'recycling' rather than an ancient indigenous term.
- While تدوير means 'rotation', in a mathematical or geometric context, it can also mean 'rounding' a number.
- Because تدوير means 'rotation', the phrase إعادة تدوير is closely related to terms used in accounting to describe the 'turnover' of capital or assets.
Examples in context
- يجب أن نشجع تدوير النفايات في مجتمعنا.We should encourage recycling in our society.
- نحن نحتاج إلى إعادة تدوير الورق.nahnu naḥtāju ilā i'ādat tadwīr al-waraq.We need to recycle paper.
- هل هناك عملية إعادة تدوير للبلاستيك هنا؟hal hunāka 'amaliyyat i'ādat tadwīr lil-blāstīk hunā?Is there a plastic recycling process here?
- إعادة تدوير الزجاج مفيد للبيئة.i'ādat tadwīr al-zujāj mufīd lil-bī'a.Recycling glass is good for the environment.
Example conversation
Nour and Omar are standing near the trash bins in a park.
- نور Nourهل يمكننا إعادة تدوير هذه الزجاجات؟hal yumkinunā i'ādat tadwīr hādhihi al-zujājāt?Can we recycle these bottles?
- عمر Omarنعم، ضعها في سلة إعادة التدوير.na'am, da'hā fī sallat i'ādat al-tadwīr.Yes, put them in the recycling bin.
- نور Nourأنت مهتم جداً بحماية البيئة يا عمر.anta muhtamm jiddan bi-ḥimāyat al-bī'a yā 'umar.You are very interested in protecting the environment, Omar.
- عمر Omarعلينا جميعاً فعل ذلك.'alaynā jamī'an fi'l dhālik.We should all do that.
