Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| أُجْرَة | ʔujra | feminine |
| اِسْتَأْجَر | istaʔjar | masculine |
| إِيجَار | ʔījār | masculine |
The term أُجْرَة generally refers to a payment made by a tenant, but it can also mean a wage or a fee for a service. If you want to talk about the concept of the lease or the system of renting, you would use إِيجَار.
Which one should you use?
أُجْرَة refers to the specific payment or fee itself. In contrast, إِيجَار is often used to refer to the rental process or the concept of the lease.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, إِيجَار is the common word for rent. In Levantine Arabic, the term اجرة is frequently used to mean rent.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When using verbs, the direction of the transaction matters. Use the verb اِسْتَأْجَرَ when the subject is the tenant (the one paying to use something). Use the verb أَجَّرَ when the subject is the landlord (the one providing the item in exchange for money).
How do you pronounce it?
ʔujra
Did you know?
- The word أُجْرَة shares a root with the word for 'reward' or 'compensation', suggesting that rent is a form of payment for a benefit received.
- The verb أَجَّرَ means 'to rent' only when the person is the owner, whereas in English the word 'rent' can be used by both parties.
- In many Arabic speaking countries, أُجْرَة is the word you use when paying a taxi driver for a trip.
Examples in context
- أنا أبحث عن مكان للاستئجارI'm looking for a place to rent
- أرغب في تأجير سيارةI want to rent a car
- وين تْكِرِّين السكن بالشهر؟Where do you rent accommodation by the month?
- أُجْرَةُ الشَّقَّةِ غَالِيَةٌ جِدًّا.ujrat ash-shaqqati ghaliyatun jiddan.The rent of the apartment is very expensive.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rent” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
