English → Arabic
bet in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- rihān
- Arabizi
rihaan- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- رِهَانَاتٌ rihānāt
- Root
- ر ه ن
Other meanings
- رَاهَنَ rāhana — bet · to place a wager
How to use it
"Bet" is used as a noun for a wager and as a verb meaning to place a wager. In Arabic the noun is رِهَان and the verb is رَاهَنَ. Both are masculine. Use the plural رِهَانَات for multiple bets.
Example sentences
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رَجَعَ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ لِيُرَوْا رِهَانَهُمْ.
rajaʿa aṣdiqāʾuhū li-yuraw riḥānahum.
His friends came back to see their bet.
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سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرِهَانِ الَّذِي قَدَّمَهُ.
saʾaltuhu ʿani al-riḥāni al-ladhī qaddamahu.
I asked him about the bet he made.
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رَاهَنَتْ هِيَ مَبْلَغًا كَبِيرًا.
rāhanat hiya mablaghan kabīran.
She bet a large amount.
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.
Abe’s Safe Bet
رهان آبي الآمن
Don’t bet on it.
لا تراهنوا على ذلك.
But this is a bad bet.
لكن هذا رهان خاسر.
I bet everyone is waiting.
أنا متأكّد أنّ الجميع ينتظر.
Sarkozy’s Three-Way NATO Bet
ساركوزي ورهانه الثلاثي على حلف شمال الأطنطلي
Don’t Bet on a Stronger Dollar
لا تراهنوا على دولار أقوى
China’s Bad Bet Against America
الصين ورهانها الخاسر ضد أميركا
You can bet your life savings on it.
ولربما كان بوسعك أن تراهن على هذا بمدخرات حياتك.
But I would not bet on this happening.
ولكنني ما كنت لأراهن على حدوث ذلك.
A two-step process is now our best bet.
إن أفضل الاحتمالات أمامنا الآن يتلخص في عملية من خطوتين.
This is not a time to bet against China.
وأظن أن الوقت الآن ليس المناسب أبداً للمراهنة ضد الصين.
NATO has “bet the alliance” on Afghanistan.
لقد "راهنت" منظمة حلف شمال الأطلنطي على أفغانستان.
Questions and answers
Can "bet" be used for informal games?
Yes, you can say "We made a bet" for any friendly competition.
Is there a difference between رِهَان and مَراهنة?
رِهَان is the noun; مَراهنة is the verbal noun (act of betting).
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