شُورَبَة
šūrabafeminine
The English word "soup" can be translated into Arabic as شُورَبَة (šūraba), شُرْبَة or حَسَاء.
Meaning: dish (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| شُورَبَة | šūraba | feminine |
| شُرْبَة | šurba | feminine |
| حَسَاء | ḥasāʔ | masculine |
You can use these words to specify types of soup, such as شوربة الخضار for vegetable soup, شوربة العدس for lentil soup, شوربة ساخنة for hot soup or شوربة طازجة for fresh soup.
Which one should you use?
The term حَسَاء is the formal or Modern Standard Arabic term for soup, whereas شُورَبَة is more common in daily speech.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Gulf region, the word مرق is used to mean soup.
How does it change in a sentence?
شُورَبَة and شُرْبَة are feminine nouns, which affects the adjectives used to describe it. In contrast, حَسَاء is a masculine noun, which affects the adjectives used to describe it.
How do you pronounce it?
šūraba
Did you know?
- The common word شُورَبَة is a loanword that traveled from Arabic into many other languages, including Turkish and Persian.
- In traditional Arabic cuisine, شوربة العدس (lentil soup) is often served as a primary course during the first day of Ramadan.
- The word شُرْبَة comes from the Arabic root for 'drinking', which is why it shares a root with شَرِبَ meaning 'to drink'.
Examples in context
- أريد شوربة الدجاج، من فضلك.I would like chicken soup, please.
- جيب لي كوب مرق، من فضلك.Bring me a cup of soup, please.
- أريد شوربة اليومI would like the soup of the day
- ما أنواع الشوربة المتاحة؟What types of soup are available?
- هذه الشوربة لذيذة جدًاThis soup is very delicious
- هَلْ هُناكَ شُورَبَةٌ ساخِنَةٌ؟hal hunāka shūrabatun sākhinatun?Is there hot soup?
Example conversation
Layla and Ziad are looking at a restaurant menu.
- ليلى Laylaزياد، ما هي أفضل شُورَبَة هنا؟Ziyad, ma hiya afdal shuraba huna?Ziad, what is the best soup here?
- زياد Ziadأعتقد أن شُورَبَة الدجاج لذيذة.A'taqidu anna shurabat ad-dajaj ladhidha.I think the chicken soup is delicious.
- ليلى Laylaسأطلب واحدة من فضلك.Sa-atlub wahida min fadlak.I will order one, please.
- زياد Ziadحسناً، سأطلب لكِ ذلك.Hasanan, sa-atlub laki dhalik.Okay, I will order that for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “soup” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
