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appearance in Arabic

مَظْهَر
Pronunciation
maẓhar
Arabizi
mazhur
Type
noun · masculine
Plural
مَظَاهِرٌ maẓāhirun
Root
ظ ه ر

How to use it

"Appearance" refers to how something looks on the outside. It is a masculine noun in Arabic and often used with the verb "to be" (كان) or adjectives.

Example sentences

  • مَظْهَرُ السَّمَاءِ جَمِيلٌ

    maẓharu al-samā'i jamīlun

    The appearance of the sky is beautiful

  • أُحِبُّ مَظْهَرَ الْجَبَلِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ

    uḥibbu maẓhara al-jabali fī al-ṣabāḥi

    I love the mountain's appearance in the morning

  • تَغَيَّرَ مَظْهَرُ الشَّارِعِ بَعْدَ التَّجْدِيدِ

    taghayyara maẓharu al-shāriʿi baʿda al-tajdīd

    The street's appearance changed after renovation

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.

Those who put on the appearance.

« الذين هم يراءون » في الصلاة وغيرها.

Do they change their appearance? 15.

هل يغيرون مظهرهم؟ 15.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

امتنعوا عن كل شبه شر.

She takes great pride in her appearance.

هي فخورة جدا بمظهرها.

You can't know his merits by his appearance.

لايمكن أن تحكم عليه من مظهره

You shouldn't judge a person by his appearance.

يجب عليكَ أن لا تحكم علىَ شخص من مظهرهُ.

Nor does the appearance of hypocrisy end there.

ولا تنتهي مظاهر النفاق والرياء عند هذا الحد.

Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and as horsemen, so do they run.

كمنظر الخيل منظره ومثل الافراس يركضون.

The manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like the appearance of bdellium.

واما المنّ فكان كبزر الكزبرة ومنظره كمنظر المقل

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

كمنظر الخيل منظره ومثل الافراس يركضون.

The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.

وقوائم الهيكل مربعة ووجه القدس منظره كمنظر وجه الهيكل.

He shows how the appearance of crystals of the same chemical can vary greatly under differing conditions, and especially how the appearance changes with disease.

وقال انه تبين كيفية ظهور بلورات من نفس المادة الكيميائية يمكن أن تختلف إلى حد كبير في ظل ظروف مختلفة، و خصوصا كيف يتغير المظهر مع المرض.

Questions and answers

Can I use "مظهر" for a person's look?

Yes, you can say "مظهره جميل" meaning "His appearance is beautiful."

Is there a plural for "مظهر"?

The regular plural is "مظاهر" (maẓāhir).

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