ترجم
tarjama
To translate in Arabic is ترجم (tarjama).
The verb means to change spoken words or written text from one language to another.
Meaning: to change spoken words or written text from one language to another (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
tarjama
Did you know?
- During the Abbasid era, the 'House of Wisdom' in Baghdad made ترجم a state industry, paying some translators the weight of their books in gold.
- The word تَرْجُمَان (tarjumān) is a linguistic relative to the English word 'dragoman', which entered English via French and Italian to describe an interpreter.
- In certain historical Arabic texts, 'translating' a person's life meant writing a brief biography of them, not changing their language.
Examples in context
- ترجم ما تحته خط.Translate the underlined part.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of ترجم.Tatoeba #377023 by saeb, translation #25358 by CK
- من الصعب ترجمة الشعر.It is difficult to translate a poem into another language.Tatoeba #377035 by saeb, translation #263395 by megamanenm
- من الصعب ترجمة المقولات.It's difficult to translate quotes.Tatoeba #11677387 by dididodo, translation #1840492 by Amastan
- أنا أعمل في مجال الترجمة.I work in the field of translation.
- هل يمكنك أن تترجم هذه الجملة لي؟Can you translate this sentence for me?
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Layla and Omar are studying together in a library.
- ليلى Laylaهل يمكنك أن ترجم هذا النص يا عمر؟Hal yumkinuka an tarjim hadha al-nass ya Omar?Can you translate this text, Omar?
- عمر Omarنعم، من أي لغة إلى أي لغة؟Na'am, min ayy lughah ila ayy lughah?Yes, from which language to which language?
- ليلى Laylaأرجوك ترجمه من الإنجليزية إلى العربية.Arjuka tarjimhu min al-injiliziyyah ila al-arabiyyah.Please translate it from English to Arabic.
- عمر Omarحاضر، سأفعل ذلك الآن.Hadir, sa-af'alu dhalika al-aan.Okay, I will do that now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
