يُوتِيُوب
yūtiyūbmasculine
The Arabic term for the video-sharing website YouTube is يُوتِيُوب (yūtiyūb). Wiktionary also lists يُوتْيُوب (yūtyūb).
Meaning: a video-sharing website (name)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| يُوتِيُوب | yūtiyūb | masculine |
| يُوتْيُوب | yūtyūb | masculine |
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
yūtiyūb
Did you know?
- Because it is a foreign proper noun, يُوتِيُوب is often treated as a 'loanword' and follows phonetic rules rather than traditional Arabic root structures.
- Arabic speakers often use the word قناة meaning 'channel' to describe their YouTube presence, a term borrowed from traditional television broadcasting.
- Because the name is phonetic, different Arabic-speaking countries may use slightly different spelling variations in news headlines to match their local accent.
Examples in context
- أوافقك الرأي، فيديوهات اليوتيوب تحتوي على العديد من المعلومات المفيدة والترفيهية.I agree with you, YouTube videos contain a lot of useful and entertaining information.
- شارك معنا أفضل فيديوهاتك المضحكة على موقع الفيديو الشهير يوتيوب.Share your funniest videos with us on the famous video website YouTube.
- هل رأيت آخر مقطع فيديو على يوتيوب؟Have you seen the latest video on YouTube?
- أنا أشاهد فيديو على يُوتِيُوب.ana ashahidu fīdyū 'alā yūtyūb.I am watching a video on YouTube.
- هل يوجد هذا الفيديو على يُوتِيُوب؟hal yūjadu hādhā al-fīdyū 'alā yūtyūb?Is this video on YouTube?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “youtube” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
