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bath in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥammām
- Arabizi
7ammam- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- حَمَّامَاتٌ ḥammāmāt
- Root
- ح م م
How to use it
In Modern Standard Arabic, "bath" (the place) is "حَمَّام" (ḥammām). It can also refer to the act of bathing, expressed as "استحمام" (istihmām).
Example sentences
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أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الحَمَّامِ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.
adhhabu ilā al-ḥammāmi kulla ṣabāḥin.
I go to the bath every morning.
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الحَمَّامُ مِلْئُهُ رَغْوَةٌ.
al-ḥammāmu milʾuhu raghwatan.
The bath is full of foam.
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يُحِبُّ أَخِي السَّبَاحَةَ فِي الحَمَّامِ.
yuḥibbu akhī al-sibāḥata fī al-ḥammāmi.
My brother likes swimming in the bath.
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.
I'm in the bath.
أنا في المغسل.
Is the bath ready?
هل الحمّام جاهز؟
The bath is ready.
الحمّام جاهز.
Your bath is ready.
حمّامك جاهز.
Please take a bath.
استحم من فضلك.
Did you take a bath?
هل استحممتَ؟
I'm going to take a bath.
سأستحِمّ.
I take a bath almost every day.
أستحم كل يوم تقريباً.
My mum is about to take a bath.
أمي تستعد للاستحمام.
After taking a bath, I drank juice.
شربت عصيرا بعد الاستحمام.
Close to the "Great Granary" is a large and elaborate public bath, sometimes called the Great Bath.
وعلى مقربة من "مخزن الحبوب الكبير" هناك حمام عام كبير ومتقن، يسمى أحيانا الحمام الكبير.
A shower uses less water on average than a bath: 80 litres for a shower compared to 150 litres for a bath.
ويستخدم الدُش كميات مياه أقل من الحمام: 80 لترًا في المتوسط في حالة استخدام الدُش مقارنة بـ150 لترًا للحمام.
Questions and answers
Is there a word for a bathtub?
Yes, "حوض استحمام" (ḥawḍ istihmām) refers to a bathtub.
Can "حَمَّام" be used for a public bath?
Absolutely, it can denote both a private bathroom and a public bathhouse.
Related words and expressions
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