bitch in Arabic: كلبة (kilbah) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

اِسْتِهْزَاء istihzāʾ — bitch · offensive term for a woman

How to use it

"Bitch" originally means a female dog. In modern slang it is often used as a vulgar insult toward women. Use the animal meaning only in neutral contexts; avoid the insult unless you are discussing language use.

Example sentences

تَرَكْتُ الكِلْبَةَ تَجْرِي فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.

taraktu al‑kilbah tajrī fī al‑ḥadīqa.

I left the bitch running in the garden.
لا تُنَادِي صَدِيقَتَكِ بِكَلِمَةِ "bitch"؛ هَذِهِ كَلِمَةٌ مُهينَة.

lā tunādī ṣadīqataki bi‑kalimat "bitch"; hādhihi kalima muhinah.

Don’t call your friend "bitch"; it’s an offensive word.
اِسْتِخْدَامُ "bitch" كَإِسْمٍ لِلْحَيَوَانِ مَقبُولٌ، وَلكِنْ لِلاِسْتِفْهَامِ غَيْرُ مَقبُولٍ.

istikhdām "bitch" ka‑ism lil‑ḥayawān maqbūl, wa‑lakin li‑l‑istifhām ghayr maqbūl.

Using "bitch" for the animal is fine, but not for a person.

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.

Layla is a bitch.

ليلى سافلة.

You cheating bitch.

أيّتها العاهرة الخائنة.

Layla is a real bitch.

ليلى سافلة حقّا.

My English teacher was a bitch.

كانت مدرّستي في الإنجليزيّة سافلة.

He's an arrogant son of a bitch.

هو ابن سافلة متغطرس.

Next one, please. He's broken my pattern, that son-of-a-bitch.

الشريحة التالية من فضلك. شتت ذهنى ذلك الوغد.

But their purpose is purely instrumental, for to call somebody a “liberal” nowadays in Poland is more pejorative than calling him a “son of a bitch.”

لكن الغرض وراء هذا التوجه هو في واقع الأمر نفعي بحت، وذلك لأنك إذا ما وصفت شخصاً ما بأنه "ليبرالي" اليوم في بولندا، فكأنك اتهمته بأنه "ولد زنا."

Questions and answers

Is it ever polite to call someone "bitch"?

No, it is considered rude and offensive in most situations.

Can I use "bitch" when talking about a dog?

Yes, that is the literal, non‑offensive meaning.