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boring in Arabic

مُمِلّ
Pronunciation
mumill
Arabizi
mumill
Type
adjective · masculine
Root
م م ل

How to use it

مُمِلّ describes something that lacks interest and makes you feel sleepy. It is used with masculine nouns; the feminine form is مُمِلَّة. It can modify events, people, or objects.

Example sentences

  • هذا الفيلمُ مُمِلٌّ جِدًّا.

    hādhā al-filmū mumillun jiddan.

    This movie is very boring.

  • الدرسُ مُمِلٌّ ولا أستطيعُ النَّومَ.

    al-darsu mumillun lā astaṭīʿu al-nawma.

    The lesson is boring and I can’t sleep.

  • المحادثة مُمِلَّةٌ لأنَّها طويلة.

    al-muḥādatha mumillatu li-annahā ṭawīla.

    The conversation is boring because it’s long.

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.

Was I really boring?

هل كنت مملاً بالفعل؟

Was he really boring?

هل كان حقا مملا؟

The city is terribly boring.

هذه المدينه ممله بشكل كبير.

All these movies are boring.

كل هذه الافلام مملة

The Importance of Being Boring

أهمية الإملال

That teacher was super boring.

كان ذلك المدرّس مملاّ جدّا.

Last weekend was boring for me.

نهاية الإسبوع الماضية كانت مملة لي.

Life in a small town is boring.

الحياة في قرية صغيرة مملة.

I told you this was going to be boring.

قلت لك أن ذلك سيكون مملاً.

Without music, the world would be a boring place.

بدون الموسيقى, العالم سيكون كمان مُمِل.

That is not boring. That is nothing if it's not boring.

إنه أمر غير ممل. إنه لا شيء إن لم يكن مملا

Yesterday I read a book that was unfortunately very boring.

بالأمس قرأت كتاباً للأسف كان مُملاً جداً.

Questions and answers

Is there a stronger word than مُمِلّ?

Yes, مَلْل أو مَكْفُوف.

Can مُمِلّ be used for a person?

Usually it describes activities; for a person say مَلَلَة.

Related words and expressions

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