English → Arabic
bathroom in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥammām
- Arabizi
7ammam- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- حَمَّامَاتٌ ḥammāmāt
- Root
- ح م م
How to use it
"Bathroom" in English corresponds to حَمَّام in Modern Standard Arabic. It refers to a room with a toilet and often a washbasin. The word is masculine; use it with the definite article al‑ (al‑ḥammām).
Example sentences
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أَنا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الحَمَّامِ لِلتَّنَظِيفِ.
anā adhhabu ilā al-ḥammām li‑at‑tanẓīfi.
I am going to the bathroom to clean up.
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هَلْ هُنَاكَ حَمَّامٌ فِي المَطْعَمِ؟
hal hunāka ḥammām fī al‑maṭʿam?
Is there a bathroom in the restaurant?
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يُرْجَى إِغْلَاق حَمَّامِ السَّبَابِ بَعْدَ اسْتِخْدَامِهِ.
yurjā ʾighlāq ḥammām al‑sabāb baʿda istikhḍāmihi.
Please close the bathroom door after using it.
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.
Where is the bathroom?
أين الحمّام؟
She is in the bathroom.
إنها في الحمام.
I have to go the bathroom.
يجب عليي الذهاب إلى الحمام
Layla went to the bathroom.
ذهبت ليلى إلى الحمّام.
I'm going to be in the bathroom.
سأكون في الحمام.
Sami was drinking in the bathroom.
كان سامي يشرب في الحمّام.
Sami went to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
ذهب سامي إلى الحمّام ليفرش أسنانه.
Sami repaired a broken window in the bathroom.
أصلح سامي نافذة مكسّرة في الحمّام.
It looks a little phallic, but after all, it's a bathroom.
يشبه القضيب نوعا ما، لكنه فى النهاية حمام.
The latter requested to use the bathroom, where he undressed.
وطلب الأخير استخدام الحمام، حيث تجرد من ملابسه.
Sami was awakened by the voice of his mother shouting from the bathroom.
استيقظ سامي بصوت أمّه التي كانت تصرخ في الحمّام.
While Vincent is in the bathroom, Mia finds his stash of heroin in his coat pocket.
أثناء تواجد فنسنت في الحمام، تجد ميا هيروين الخاص به في جيب معطفه.
Questions and answers
Can I use حَمَّام for a public restroom?
Yes, حَمَّام works for both private and public restrooms.
Is there a different word for a bathroom in a house?
No, حَمَّام is used for any bathroom, whether at home or elsewhere.
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