أرسل نقوداً
arsil nuqūdan
To send money in Arabic is أرسل نقوداً (arsil nuqūdan).
The phrase is used to describe the act of transferring funds to another person. You can use إرسال الأموال عبر الإنترنت when specifically referring to sending money online. While أرسل (arsil) means to send, the verb حوّل (hawwil) is frequently used when you specifically mean transferring money electronically or through a bank.
What does it mean word for word?
The word أرسل (arsil) literally means send.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Levantine Arabic, you might say عملت حوالة to mean 'I made a transfer'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form أرسل نقوداً (arsil nuqūdan) is in the imperative mood, which is used to give a command or a request to a male. If you are commanding a female to 'send money', use the form أرسلي نقوداً (arsilī nuqūdan).
How do you pronounce it?
arsil nuqūdan
Did you know?
- While نقود means money, Arabic speakers often use the word فلوس (fulūs) in daily conversation, which originates from the Latin word 'follis' for a leather purse.
- In many Arabic-speaking countries, the word for 'transfer' is حوالة (hawāla), which is also the name for a traditional, informal system of transferring money through a network of brokers without physical movement of cash.
- The verb حوّل (hawwil), commonly used for electronic transfers, can also mean 'to convert' or 'to transform', such as converting currency or changing one's direction.
Examples in context
- أريد أن أرسل نقوداً إلى عائلتي.urīdu an arsila nuqūdan ilā 'ā'ilatī.I want to send money to my family.
Example conversation
Youssef and Maryam are discussing a payment.
- يوسف Youssefيا مريم، هل يمكنني أن أرسل نقوداً لكِ؟Yā Maryam, hal yumkinunī an ursila nuqūdan laki?Maryam, can I send money to you?
- مريم Maryamنعم، هذا سيكون رائعاً يا يوسف.Na'am, hādhā sayakūnu rā'i'an yā Youssef.Yes, that would be great, Youssef.
- يوسف Youssefسأرسل نقوداً إلى حسابكِ البنكي فوراً.Sa-ursilu nuqūdan ilā ḥisābiki al-bankī fawran.I will send money to your bank account immediately.
- مريم Maryamشكراً جزيلاً لك.Shukran jazīlan laka.Thank you very much.
