Learn the Body Parts in Arabic and English: A Complete Guide

Body Parts in Arabic

Learning the body parts in Arabic is a great way to expand your vocabulary and improve your everyday conversations. Whether you’re learning Arabic for travel, work, or personal interest, knowing body parts is essential.

In this blog post, we’ll walk you through both the basic and detailed parts of the body in Arabic, complete with pronunciations and meanings.

Body in Arabic

The word for “body” in Arabic is جِسْم (jism), and its plural form is أَجْسام (ajsaam). The phrase for “body parts” is أَجْزاء الجِسْم (ajzaa’ al-jism), while the term for “human body” is جِسْمُ الإنْسان (jismu al-insaan).

Basic Body Parts in Arabic and English

Let’s start with some of the most common parts of the body:

EnglishArabicPronunciation
HeadرَأْسRa’s
Eyeعَيْن‘Ayn
EarأُذُنUdhun
NoseأَنْفAnf
MouthفَمFam
HandيَدYad
LegرِجْلRijl
FootقَدَمQadam
ArmذِرَاعDhira‘
FingerإِصْبَعIsba‘
BackظَهْرZahr
StomachبَطْنBaṭn
HeartقَلْبQalb

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Detailed Parts of the Body in Arabic

Here are more specific parts of the body, with pronunciations to help you say them correctly.

Head and Face:

EnglishArabicPronunciation
HairشَعْرSha‘r
ForeheadجَبْهَةJabhah
EyebrowحَاجِبḤājib
EyelashرِمْشRimsh
CheekخَدKhadd
ChinذَقْنDhaqn
TongueلِسَانLisān
TeethأَسْنَانAsnān
LipشَفَةShafah

Upper Body:

EnglishArabicPronunciation
Neckعُنُق‘Unuq
ShoulderكَتِفKatīf
ChestصَدْرṢadr
ElbowمِرْفَقMirfaq
WristمِعْصَمMi‘ṣam
ThumbإِبْهَامIbham
NailظُفْرẒufr

Lower Body:

EnglishArabicPronunciation
WaistخَصْرKhaṣr
HipوَرِكWarik
KneeرُكْبَةRukbah
AnkleكَاحِلKāḥil
Toeإِصْبَعُ القَدَمIsba‘ al-qadam
HeelكَعْبKa‘b

Internal Organs in Arabic

EnglishArabicPronunciation
BrainدِمَاغDimāgh
LungsرِئَةRi’ah
LiverكَبِدKabad
KidneyكُلْيَةKulyah
IntestinesأَمْعَاءAm‘ā’
Boneعَظْم‘Aẓm

Example Sentences

Now that you know the names of the parts of the body in Arabic, let’s see how you can use them in sentences.

  • Raise your head..
    ارفع رأسك .
    (Erfaa’ raa’sak.)
  • I have pain in my stomach.
    أَشْعُرُ بِأَلَمٍ فِي بَطْنِي.
    (Ash‘uru bi’ālam fī baṭnī.)
  • His heart is strong.
    قَلْبُهُ قَوِيّ.
    (Qalbuhu qawiyy.)

Here is the table of body parts in Arabic, arranged in alphabetical order:

EnglishArabic SingularTransliteration (Singular)Arabic PluralTransliteration (Plural)
AnkleكاحِلkaaHilكَوَاحِلkawaaHil
Armذِراعdhiraa3أَذْرُعadhru3
ArmpitإبْطibTآباطaabaaT
BackظَهْرDHahrأَظْهُر / ظُهُورaDHhuur / DHuhuur
BeardلِحْيةliHyaلِحىliHa
BellyبَطْنbaTnبُطُونbuTuun
Breastثَدْيthadiأَثْداءathdaa’
Cheekخَدّkhaddخُدودkhuduud
ChestصَدْرSadrصُدُورSuduur
Chinذَقْنdhaqnذُقُونdhuquun
Earأُذُنudhunآذانaadhaan
Elbowكوعkuu3أَكْوَاعakwaa3
Eyeعَيْن3aynعُيون3uyuun
Faceوَجْهwajhوُجُوهwujuuh
FingerإصْبَعiSba3أَصابِعaSaabi3
Footقَدَمqadamأَقْدامaqdaam
Foreheadجَبْهةjabhaجِباهjibaah
Handيَدyadأَيْديaydii
Hairشَعْرةsha3raشَعْرsha3r
Headرَأْسra’sرُؤوسru’uus
Jawفَكّfakkفُكُوكfukuuk
Kneeرُكْبةrukbaرُكَبrukab
Legرِجْل / ساقrijl / saaqأَرْجُل / سيقانarjul / siiqaan
Lipشَفةshafaشِفاهshifaah
Moustacheشارِبshaaribشَوارِبshawaarib
Mouthفَمfamأَفْوَاه / أفْمامafwaah / afmaam
NailظُفْرDHufrأَظْفَار / أَظَافِرaDHfaar / aDhaafir
Navelسُرَّةsurraسُرَرsurar
Neckرَقَبة / عُنُقraqaba / 3unuqرِقَاب / أَعْناقriqaab / a3naaq
Noseأَنْفanfأُنوفunuuf
Palmكَفّkaffكُفُوفkufuuf
Shoulderكَتِفkatifأَكْتافaktaaf
Thighفَخِذfakhidhأَفْخاذafkhaadh
Thumbإبْهامibhaamأَبَاهِيمabaahiim
ToeإِصْبَعiSba3أَصابِعaSaabi3
Tongueلِسانlisaanأَلْسِنة / أَلْسُنalsina / alsun
Toothﺳِﻦّsinnأَسْنانasnaan
WaistخَصْرkhaSrخُصُورkhuSuur

This table provides a comprehensive list of body parts in Arabic along with their singular and plural forms in alphabetical order.

Here’s a table of body organs in Arabic, arranged in alphabetical order:

EnglishArabic SingularTransliteration (Singular)Arabic PluralTransliteration (Plural)
Arteryشِرْيانshiryaanشَرايِينsharaayiyyn
Bloodدَمّdammدِمَاءdimaa’
Boneعَظْم3aDHmعِظام3iDHaam
Brainمُخّ / دِماغmukhkh / dimaaghمِخَاخmikhaakh
Kidneyكُلْيةkulyaكُلىkulaa
Liverكَبِدkabidأَكْبَاد / كُبُودakbaad / kubuud
Lungرِئَةri’aرِئُونri’uun
Muscleعَضَلة3adalaعَضَلات3aDalaat
Nerveعَصَب3aSabأَعْصابa3Saab
Skullجُمْجُمَةjumjumaجَمَاجِمjamaajim
Skinجِلْدjildجُلُودjuluud
Spineعَمود فِقريّ3amood fiqari
Stomachمَعِدةma3idaمِعَدmi3ad
Sweatعَرَق3araq
Veinعِرْق3irqعُرُوق3uruuq
JointمَفْصِلmafSilمَفاصِلmafaaSil
Body cellsخَلِيَّةkhaliyyaخَلاياkhalaayaa

This table provides a clear view of various body organs in Arabic, including their singular and plural forms.

Conclusion

Learning the parts of the body in Arabic helps in many real-life situations, from medical emergencies to everyday conversations.

By practicing these words and using them in sentences, you’ll gradually improve your Arabic speaking and comprehension skills. Keep practicing, and soon you’ll master even more complex vocabulary!

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