تَبْغ
tabḡmasculine
The English phrase "tobacco" is تَبْغ (tabḡ) in Arabic. Wiktionary also lists تَبَغ (tabaḡ).
Meaning: leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| تَبْغ | tabḡ | masculine |
| تَبَغ | tabaḡ | masculine |
The word refers to the leaves of certain varieties of the tobacco plant. While تَبْغ is the direct term for the plant product, speakers often use the word دخان, which literally means "smoke", to refer to tobacco in informal contexts.
Which one should you use?
The pack provides two forms: تَبْغ and تَبَغ. Both are masculine nouns referring to tobacco.
How do you pronounce it?
tabḡ
Did you know?
- In many Arabic-speaking regions, the word معسّل is used specifically for water pipe tobacco, which literally means 'honeyed'.
- While تَبْغ is the technical name for tobacco, it is so rare in casual speech that using it at a cafe might make you sound like a botany professor.
- Because دخان means 'smoke', a non-native speaker might accidentally describe a hazy atmosphere or a fire when they are actually trying to ask for tobacco.
Example sentences for Arabic are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tobacco” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
