شَرَاب
šarābmasculine
Syrup in Arabic can be expressed as شَرَاب (šarāb), قَطْر or شِيرَة.
Meaning: thick liquid that has a high sugar content (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| شَرَاب | šarāb | masculine |
| قَطْر | qaṭr | masculine |
| شِيرَة | šīra | feminine |
The term refers to a thick liquid that has a high sugar content.
Which one should you use?
The word شَرَاب can mean both 'syrup' and 'a drink' or 'beverage' in a general sense. For more technical or culinary contexts involving a thick, concentrated sugar syrup, use قَطْر. The word شِيرَة is a colloquial way to refer to syrup.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Gulf countries, the term شِيرَة is sometimes used to refer to syrup.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of شَرَاب is شَرَابَات.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is šarāb.
Did you know?
- While شَرَاب means 'syrup' or 'drink' in Modern Standard Arabic, in some dialects the word شراب can refer specifically to 'socks'.
- The English word 'syrup' is actually a loanword derived from the Arabic شَرَاب, which entered English via Medieval Latin.
- In traditional medicine across the Arab world, شَرَاب is often used to describe medicinal elixirs or liquid cough medicines, not just sweet food syrups.
Examples in context
- أَحْتَاجُ إِلَى شَرَابِ السُّكَّرِ لِلْحَلْوَى.aḥtāju ilā šarāb al-sukkar lil-ḥalwā.I need sugar syrup for the dessert.
Example conversation
Nour and Ahmed are baking a cake together.
- نور Nourأحمد، هل يوجد شَرَاب في المطبخ؟Ahmed, hal yujad sharab fil-matbakh?Ahmed, is there any syrup in the kitchen?
- أحمد Ahmedنعم، إنه في الخزانة.Na'am, innahu fil-khizana.Yes, it is in the cupboard.
- نور Nourشكراً لك، سأضعه على الكيك.Shukran laka, sa-ada'uhu 'ala al-cake.Thank you, I will put it on the cake.
- أحمد Ahmedرائع، ستصبح لذيذة جداً.Ra'i', satasbah ladhidha jiddan.Great, it will be very delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “syrup” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
