beyond in Arabic: وراء (warāʾa) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

فَوْقَ fawqa — beyond · above, over
أَبْعَدَ مِنْ ʾabʿada min — beyond · further than, more than

How to use it

The word 'beyond' has several translations in Arabic depending on the context. 'Warāʾa' means 'behind' or 'on the other side of'. 'Fawqa' means 'above' or 'over'. When used to mean 'further than' or 'more than', you can use 'ʾabʿada min' or similar phrases.

Example sentences

البَيْتُ وَقَعَ وَرَاءَ التَّلِّ.

al-baytu waqaʿa warāʾa t-talli.

The house is located beyond the hill.
السَّمَاءُ فَوْقَ الأَرْضِ.

as-samāʾu fawqa l-ʾarḍi.

The sky is beyond (above) the earth.
هَذَا الأَمْرُ أَبْعَدُ مِنْ فَهْمِي.

hāḏā l-ʾamru ʾabʿadu min fahmī.

This matter is beyond my understanding.

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.

Beyond Fukushima

ما بعد فوكوشيما

Beyond Pandemics

ما وراء الوباء

Africa Beyond Ebola

أفريقيا ما وراء الإيبولا

Purpose beyond Power

الغرض من السلطة

Beauty beyond culture

الجمال فوق الثّقافة

Beyond Homo Economicus

ما بعد الإنسان الاقتصادي العاقل

Development beyond 2015

التنمية بعد العام 2015

Alpha, Beta, and Beyond

ألفا، بيتا، وما يستجد

Beyond Inflation Targets

ما وراء أهداف التضخم

Migration Beyond Crisis Mode

الهجرة بعيداً عن صيغة الأزمة

Beyond Revolutionary Disillusion

ماذا بعد التحرر من أوهام الثورة

Peacebuilding goes beyond disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and beyond giving the necessary assistance to refugees.

وبناء السلام يتجاوز نزع السلاح والتسريح وإعادة الإدماج، كما أنه يتجاوز تقديم المساعدة الضرورية للاجئين.

Questions and answers

What is the difference between 'warāʾa' and 'fawqa'?

'Warāʾa' refers to a position behind something, while 'fawqa' refers to a position above something.

How do you say 'beyond my control' in Arabic?

You can say 'خارج عن سيطرتي' (ḫārija ʿan siṭratī) which literally means 'outside of my control'.