فَرَاوْلَة
farāwlafeminine
In Arabic, strawberry is فَرَاوْلَة (farāwla). Wiktionary also lists فِرِيز (firīz) and تُوت اَلْأَرْض (tūt al-ʔarḍ).
Meaning: accessory fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| فَرَاوْلَة | farāwla | feminine |
| فِرِيز | firīz | masculine |
| تُوت اَلْأَرْض | tūt al-ʔarḍ | masculine |
The word refers to the accessory fruit. You can use it in various expressions, such as نكهة الفراولة for strawberry flavor, حقول الفراولة for strawberry fields and حلوة مثل الفراولة to say sweet as a strawberry.
What does it mean word for word?
The term تُوت اَلْأَرْض literally means 'berry of the earth'.
Which one should you use?
فَرَاوْلَة is the most common way to say strawberry in many spoken dialects, while تُوت اَلْأَرْض is the formal Modern Standard Arabic term.
How does it change in a sentence?
فَرَاوْلَة is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
farāwla
Did you know?
- The word فِرِيز is a direct loanword from the French 'fraise', showing how European culinary terms have entered certain Arabic dialects.
- Depending on the region, a person asking for تُوت without specifying اَلْأَرْض might be given mulberries, which are common across the Arab world.
- Because the formal term تُوت اَلْأَرْض means 'berry of the earth', it highlights a linguistic distinction between terrestrial berries and those that grow on shrubs or trees.
Examples in context
- أُرِيدُ فَرَاوْلَة طَازِجَةً.urīdu farāwla ṭāzija.I want a fresh strawberry.
- هَلْ هَذِهِ فَرَاوْلَة؟hal hādhīhi farāwla?Is this a strawberry?
Example conversation
Nour and Youssef are in the kitchen preparing a dessert.
- نور Nourيوسف، هَلْ نَضَعُ فَرَاوْلَةً عَلَى الْكَعْكَةِ؟Youssef, hal nada'u farawlatan ala al-ka'ka?Youssef, shall we put a strawberry on the cake?
- يوسف Youssefنَعَمْ، الْفَرَاوْلَةُ تُعْطي طَعْماً رائعاً.na'am, al-farawla tu'ti ta'man ra'i'an.Yes, strawberry gives a wonderful taste.
- نور Nourسَأَقومُ بِتَقْطيعِ الْفَرَاوْلَةِ الآنَ.sa-aqumu bi-taqti' al-farawla al-an.I will cut the strawberry now.
- يوسف Youssefشُكْراً لَكِ يا نُور.shukran laki ya Nour.Thank you, Nour.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “strawberry” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
