مضحك جداً
muḍḥik jiddan
The English phrase "so funny" can be translated into Arabic as مضحك جداً (muḍḥik jiddan).
مضحك جداً is used to describe something that causes a lot of laughter.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective مضحك (funny) and the adverb جداً (very).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
مضحك جداً is a formal way to say "so funny" in Arabic. In many spoken Levantine and Egyptian dialects, بيضحك كتير is a more natural way to say 'so funny' than the formal مضحك جداً.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The form بيضحك كتير is used in many spoken Levantine and Egyptian dialects.
How does it change in a sentence?
To describe a masculine plural noun, the adjective changes to مضحكون, resulting in the phrase مضحكون جداً.
How do you pronounce it?
muḍḥik jiddan
Did you know?
- In some Arabic dialects, instead of calling a person 'so funny', people say دمه خفيف, which literally means 'his blood is light'.
- The word مضحك contains the letter ḍād (ض), a sound so distinctive that Arabic is often poetically referred to as 'the language of the ḍād'.
- The root of مضحك, composed of the letters ḍād, ḥā, and kāf, is shared with Hebrew. In Hebrew, the related word מצחיק also describes something that is funny.
Examples in context
- هذا الفيلم مضحك جداً.hadha al-film mudhik jiddan.This movie is so funny.
- أنت مضحك جداً يا يوسف!anta mudhik jiddan ya Yusuf!You are so funny, Yusuf!
Example conversation
Yousef and Layla are watching a comedy show on TV.
- يوسف Youssefهل رأيتِ هذا المشهد؟hal ra'ayti hadha al-mashad?Did you see this scene?
- ليلى Laylaنعم، إنه مضحك جداً!na'am, innahu mudhik jiddan!Yes, it is so funny!
- يوسف Youssefأنا لا أستطيع التوقف عن الضحك.ana la astati' al-tawaqquf 'an al-dahik.I cannot stop laughing.
- ليلى Laylaحقا، هذا العرض مضحك جداً.haqqan, hadha al-'ard mudhik jiddan.Truly, this show is so funny.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries مضحك, CC BY-SA 4.0.
