English → Arabic
anger in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḡaḍab
- Arabizi
ghadab- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- غَضَبَاتٌ ḡaḍabāt
- Root
- غ ض ب
How to use it
"Anger" is a strong negative emotion. The Arabic noun غَضَبٌ is masculine and can be counted (غَضَبٌ واحد). Its plural غَضَبَاتٌ is rarely used, mostly in literary contexts.
Example sentences
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شَعَرَ بِالغَضَبِ عندما سُئِلَ.
shaʿara bil-ġaḍabi ʿindamā suʾila.
He felt anger when he was asked.
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الغَضَبُ لا يُحَلِّلُ العقلَ.
al-ġaḍabu lā yuḥallilu al-ʿaqlā.
Anger does not clarify the mind.
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حاولتُ كَسْرَ الغَضَبِ بالتهدئة.
ḥawaltu kasra al-ġaḍabi bil-tahdīʾa.
I tried to break the anger by calming down.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Look at anger itself.
أنظر إلى الغضب فى حد ذاته:
He exploded with anger.
انفجر غاضباً.
He is burning with anger.
إنه يغلي من الغضب
Hunger and anger consume me.
الجوع والغضب يلتهمانني.
He was burning with his anger.
كان يغلي من الغضب
He could not control his anger.
لم يستطِع أن يسيطر على غضبه.
Tom concealed his anger from Mary.
أخفى توم غضبه عن ماري.
What angers me isn't the anger itself.
ما يغضبني ليس هو الغضب ذاته.
The incident was met with anger online.
قوبلت هذه الحادثه بغضب عارم على شبكة الإنترنت.
Anger is especially rife among young people.
إن الغضب منتشر بين أوساط الشباب بشكل خاص.
Regional conflicts cause anger and resentment.
فالنزاعات الإقليمية تتسبب في نشر الاستياء والغضب بين الناس.
Across the Middle East, anger is high. This anger, however, cannot fall into random diatribes against Germans, or Germany.
أصبح الغضب عارما في الشرق الأوسط، ولكن لا يستطيع أن يهبط المستوى بهذا الغضب إلى فقط الخطب اللاذعة ضد المانيا أو مواطنيها.
Questions and answers
Is "غَضَب" used for mild irritation?
For mild irritation Arabic often uses "انزعاج" or "ضيق"; "غَضَب" implies stronger feeling.
Can "غَضَب" be a verb?
Yes, the verb is غَضَبَ (to anger), but the noun form is غَضَبٌ.
Related words and expressions
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