زراعة
zira'a
The Arabic word for transplant is زراعة (zira'a).
In a medical context, زراعة is used to mean the transfer of tissue or an organ. To be more specific and say 'organ transplant', you can say زراعة الأعضاء (zira'at al-a'da').
Meaning: medicine: transfer (tissue/organ) (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The word زراعة literally means 'planting' or 'cultivation', which is the same term used in an agricultural context.
Which one should you use?
While زراعة refers to the transplant itself, the related form زَرْع can refer to a medical operation. The verb زَرَعَ means 'to transplant' or 'to plant'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun زراعة has the corresponding verb form زَرَعَ.
How do you pronounce it?
zira'a
Did you know?
- In Arabic, the concept of 'cultivating' or 'planting' زراعة is often used metaphorically in religious or moral contexts to describe 'planting' good deeds in one's heart to harvest them later.
- The structure of the word زراعة identifies it as a 'craft' or 'profession'. In Arabic grammar, this specific pattern is used to categorize a specialized skill or a trade.
- Because زراعة is used for both medicine and farming, an Arabic speaker might describe a doctor as 'planting' a kidney. This creates a poetic link between medical healing and the growth of nature.
Examples in context
- خضع لعملية زراعة قلب الشهر الماضي.He had a heart transplant last month.
- تزداد شهرة عيادات زراعة الشعر.Hair transplant clinics are becoming more popular.
- تحتاج المريضة إلى زراعة قلب.taḥtāju al-marīḍatu ilā zirāʿat qalb.The patient needs a heart transplant.
- نجحت عملية زراعة الكلى.najaḥat ʿamaliyyatu zirāʿat al-kilā.The kidney transplant surgery was successful.
- متى ستتم زراعة الكبد؟matā satatimmu zirāʿat al-kabid?When will the liver transplant take place?
Example conversation
Two friends discussing a relative's health at a hospital.
- يوسف Youssefهل سيمر يوسف بعملية زراعة الكلية؟Hal sayamurru Yusuf bi-'amaliyat zira'at al-kilya?Will Yusuf undergo the kidney transplant surgery?
- سارة Saraنعم، الأطباء أكدوا أنها الحل الوحيد.Na'am, al-atibba' akkadou annaha al-hall al-wahid.Yes, the doctors confirmed it is the only solution.
- يوسف Youssefأتمنى أن تنجح عملية زراعة العضو.Atamanna an tanjah 'amaliyat zira'at al-'udw.I hope the organ transplant surgery succeeds.
- سارة Saraشكراً لك، نحن نأمل ذلك أيضاً.Shukran lak, nahnu na'mal dhalika aydan.Thank you, we hope so too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries زراعة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
