سكر
sukkar
سكر (sukkar) is the Arabic word for sugar.
The word refers to sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink.
Meaning: sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Levantine region, the word for sugar is سكر.
How do you pronounce it?
sukkar
Did you know?
- In Arabic, the word سكر for 'sugar' is a homograph for another word سكر meaning an 'alcoholic drink'.
- The word سكر is the root for the English word 'sugar', which entered English via the Arabic word and the Old French 'sucre'.
- The word سكر shares an ancient linguistic root with the word for 'gravel' or 'small stones' in Proto-Indo-European.
Examples in context
- لم يعد لدينا سكر.We're out of sugar.Tatoeba #371998 by saeb, translation #371995 by saeb
- مكعب سكر واحد من فضلك.One lump of sugar, please.Tatoeba #394082 by saeb, translation #21663 by CK
- زيري ينادي ريمة "سكر."Ziri calls Rima sugar.Tatoeba #11665740 by dididodo, translation #10297087 by Amastan
- أحتاج كأسين من السكر لوصفة الكعك.I need two cups of sugar for the cake recipe.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ziad and Maryam are in the kitchen preparing tea.
- زياد Ziadهل تحتاجين إلى سكر للشاي؟hal tahtajina ila sukkar lil-shay?Do you need sugar for the tea?
- مريم Maryamنعم، من فضلك يا زياد.na'am, min fadlika ya Ziad.Yes, please, Ziad.
- زياد Ziadكم ملعقة سكر تريدين؟kam mil'aqat sukkar turidin?How many spoons of sugar do you want?
- مريم Maryamملعقة واحدة فقط، شكراً.mil'aqat wahida faqat, shukran.Just one spoon, thanks.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سكر, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
