مُفْرَدَات
mufradātfeminine, plural
The English word "vocabulary" is translated into Arabic as مُفْرَدَات (mufradāt). Wiktionary also lists ذَخِيرَة لُغَوِيَّة (ḏaḵīra luḡawiyya).
Meaning: set of words a person knows (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| مُفْرَدَات | mufradāt | feminine, plural |
| ذَخِيرَة لُغَوِيَّة | ḏaḵīra luḡawiyya | feminine |
The term is used to describe the set of words a person knows.
What does it mean word for word?
Therefore, the plural form literally refers to "singular units" or "individual items."
Which one should you use?
مُفْرَدَات is the standard term for a set of words. In contrast, ذَخِيرَة لُغَوِيَّة is a more academic way to describe one's "linguistic repertoire" or "lexical stock."
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the common term for vocabulary is مُفْرَدَة, meaning a single word or a single vocabulary item. The term مُفْرَدَات is a feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
mufradāt
Did you know?
- The term ذَخِيرَة used in the academic phrase for vocabulary literally means 'ammunition' or 'reserve'. This frames a person's knowledge of words as a stockpile of weapons for intellectual combat.
- The concept of 'vocabulary' in classical Arabic often overlapped with بَلاغَة, which refers to 'eloquence'. Mastering a vocabulary was not just about knowing words, but about the art of persuasive rhetoric.
- While مُفْرَدَات is used for vocabulary, the word for 'dictionary' is مُعْجَم, which comes from a root meaning 'to remove ambiguity'. This suggests that while vocabulary is a set of units, a dictionary is a tool for clarity.
Examples in context
- أحتاج إلى قاموس المفردات في اللغة العربية.I need a dictionary of vocabulary in Arabic.
- مُفْرَدَاتُكَ فِي اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ جَيِّدَةٌ.mufradatuka fi al-lughati al-arabiyyati jayyidah.Your Arabic vocabulary is good.
- أُرِيدُ تَعَلُّمَ مُفْرَدَاتٍ جَدِيدَةٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.uridu ta'alluma mufradatin jadidatin kulla yawmin.I want to learn new vocabulary every day.
- هَذَا الكِتَابُ فِيهِ مُفْرَدَاتٌ صَعْبَةٌ.hadha al-kitabu fihi mufradatun sa'bah.This book has difficult vocabulary.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “vocabulary” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
