شَاحِنَة
šāḥinafeminine
In Arabic, the word for truck is شَاحِنَة (šāḥina). Wiktionary also lists كَمْيُون (kamyūn) and لُورِي (lūrī).
Meaning: heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| شَاحِنَة | šāḥina | feminine |
| كَمْيُون | kamyūn | masculine |
| لُورِي | lūrī | masculine |
The term refers to a heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods.
Which one should you use?
شَاحِنَة is the standard term used in formal contexts and news across the Arab world, whereas كَمْيُون and لُورِي are used in various spoken dialects.
Is it said differently in some regions?
كَمْيُون is a very common loanword used in many spoken dialects, including Levantine and Egyptian, to refer to a truck. لُورِي is used specifically in many Gulf and Iraqi dialects to refer to a truck or lorry.
How does it change in a sentence?
The feminine noun شَاحِنَة has the plural form شَاحِنَات. The masculine noun كَمْيُون has the plural form كَمْيُونَات.
How do you pronounce it?
šāḥina
Did you know?
- The term كَمْيُون is a linguistic traveler, having entered many Arabic dialects via French 'camion'.
- The word لُورِي used in the Gulf and Iraq is a direct phonetic borrowing from the English word 'lorry'.
- While شَاحِنَة is the formal term, it is derived from the root meaning 'to load' or 'to carry', making the word literally an 'actor' that performs the act of loading.
Example sentences for Arabic are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “truck” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
