تذكرة
taḏkira/tað.ki.ra/
The English word 'ticket' is تذكرة (taḏkira) in Arabic.
The word تذكرة is used to refer to admission to entertainment. To specifically refer to an 'entry ticket' or 'admission ticket', you can use the phrase تذكرة دخول.
Meaning: admission to entertainment (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Gulf dialect, the word for ticket is تَذْكَرَة.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of تذكرة is تذاكر.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is taḏkira. It has 3 syllables.
Did you know?
- The root ذ ك ر used in تذكرة is the same root used in the word for 'man' (ذكر) in the sense of 'male', as both relate to the concept of 'mentioning' or 'preserving a name'.
- In the Quran, the word تذكرة is used to describe a 'lesson' or a 'warning' that serves as a reminder for humanity.
- In some North African dialects, a 'ticket' might be referred to using a word derived from French, such as بيي (billet), especially in urban settings.
Examples in context
- لا تنس تذكرة الدخول.Don't forget the ticket.This sentence is useful for reminding someone not to forget their تذكرة.Tatoeba #371038 by saeb, translation #2424 by Dorenda
- اشترى سامي تذكرة حافلة.Sami bought a bus ticket.This sentence is useful for describing the act of buying a تذكرة for a bus.Tatoeba #6547772 by OsoHombre, translation #6173509 by OsoHombre
- أين يمكنني أن أشتري تذكرة؟Where can I buy a ticket?This sentence is useful for asking where one can purchase a تذكرة.Tatoeba #1245462 by saeb, translation #24537 by CK
- أَرِيدُ شِرَاءَ تَذْكَرَةٍ لِلْحَفْلَةِ.I want to buy a ticket for the concert.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ziad and Layla are at the cinema.
- زياد Ziadهل معك تذكرة الفيلم يا ليلى؟hal ma'aki tadhkirat al-film ya Layla?Do you have the movie ticket, Layla?
- ليلى Laylaنعم، التذكرة في حقيبتي.na'am, at-tadhkira fi haqibati.Yes, the ticket is in my bag.
- زياد Ziadممتاز، لنذهب إلى القاعة الآن.mumtaz, linadhhab ila al-qa'a al-aan.Great, let's go to the hall now.
- ليلى Laylaأرني تذكرة الدخول من فضلك.arini tadhkirat ad-dukhul min fadlak.Show me the admission ticket, please.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry تذكرة, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
