English → Arabic
bear in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- dubb
- Arabizi
dubb- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- دِبْبَةٌ dibbah
How to use it
دُبٌّ is the common word for the animal "bear" in Modern Standard Arabic. It is masculine and its regular plural is دِبْبَةٌ. Use it when talking about the animal in any context, whether scientific or everyday.
Example sentences
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الدُّبُّ يَسْكُنُ الغَابَةَ.
al-dubbu yaskunu al-ghābata.
The bear lives in the forest.
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رَأَيْتُ دُبًّا كَبِيرًا فِي الحِمَى.
raʾaytu dubbān kabīran fī al-ḥimā.
I saw a big bear in the woods.
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الدُّبُّ يَأْكُلُ العَسَلَ.
al-dubbu yaʾkulu al-ʿasala.
The bear eats honey.
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.
Escaping the Bear Hug
الإفلات من حضن الدب
Bear Hunting in Romania
صيد الدببة في رومانيا
The Dragon and the Bear
التنين والدب
The Bear of Bretton Woods
دُب بريتون وودز
History will bear this out.
ولسوف يثبت التاريخ هذا.
The bear is eating an apple.
إنّ الدّبّ يأكل تفّاحة.
The bear was searching for food.
كان الدّبّ يبحث عن الطّعام.
These bear cubs are still nursing.
لا يزال جروي الدّب هذيه يرضعان.
Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
ليتكم تحتملون غباوتي قليلا. بل انتم محتملي.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
ليتكم تحتملون غباوتي قليلا. بل انتم محتملي.
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the polar bear diverged from the brown bear, "Ursus arctos", roughly 150,000 years ago.
انفصل الدب القطبي عن الدب البني ("Ursus arctos") منذ حوالي 200,000 سنة كما يظهر من سجلات المستحثات ودراسات الحمض النووي.
* Flags of the World: California* The Bear Flag Museum* Sonoma State Historic Park Bear Flag Reference* William Todd Quote on Bear Flag construction
V. 1846-1848"* أعلام العالم: كاليفورنيا* Sonoma State Historic Park Bear Flag Reference* William Todd Quote on Bear Flag construction
Questions and answers
Is there a special word for a teddy bear?
Yes, a teddy bear is called دُبٌّ لَطِيف or دُبٌّ قُطْنِيّ, but most speakers just say دُبٌّ لعبة.
Can "دُبّ" be used metaphorically?
It can describe a very strong or clumsy person, similar to "bear" in English.
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