English → Arabic
bull in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- thawr
- Arabizi
thawr- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ث و ر
How to use it
"Bull" refers to an adult male bovine, especially one used for breeding or work. It is a masculine noun in Arabic. Use it when talking about livestock, farming, or symbolic strength.
Example sentences
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ثَوْرٌ يَجْرِي فِي الحَقْلِ.
thawrun yajrī fī al-ḥaql
A bull runs in the field.
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رَأَيْتُ ثَوْرًا كَبِيرًا فِي المَزْرَعَةِ.
raʾaytu thawran kabīran fī al-mazraʿati
I saw a big bull at the farm.
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الصَّيَّادُ صَادَ ثَوْرًا وَأَحْضَرَهُ إِلَى القَرْيَةِ.
al-ṣayyādu ṣāda thawran wa-aḥḍarahu ilā al-qaryati
The hunter caught a bull and brought it to the village.
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.
They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.
فذبحوا الثور وجاءوا بالصبي الى عالي.
And sure enough, we've had no problems with bull elephants.
ومن المؤكد أننا ليست لدينا أى مشاكل مع ذكرالأفيال.
He fought in the first major engagement, the First Battle of Bull Run.
فقد قاتلَ في الاشتباك الرئيسيِ الأولِ في معركة Bull Run الأولى.
"You shall bring the bull before the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.
وتقدم الثور الى قدام خيمة الاجتماع. فيضع هرون وبنوه ايديهم على راس الثور.
He brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering.
ثم قدّم ثور الخطية ووضع هرون وبنوه ايديهم على راس ثور الخطية
He shall carry forth the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
ثم يخرج الثور الى خارج المحلّة ويحرقه كما احرق الثور الاول. انه ذبيحة خطية المجمع
The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh; and the bull shall be killed before Yahweh.
ويضع شيوخ الجماعة ايديهم على راس الثور امام الرب ويذبح الثور امام الرب.
Then let them take a young bull, and its meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and another young bull you shall take for a sin offering.
ثم ياخذوا ثورا ابن بقر وتقدمته دقيقا ملتوتا بزيت. وثورا آخر ابن بقر تأخذ لذبيحة خطية.
"If one man's bull injures another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live bull, and divide its price; and they shall also divide the dead animal.
واذا نطح ثور انسان ثور صاحبه فمات يبيعان الثور الحي ويقتسمان ثمنه. والميت ايضا يقتسمانه.
He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before Yahweh; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before Yahweh.
يقدم الثور الى باب خيمة الاجتماع امام الرب ويضع يده على راس الثور ويذبح الثور امام الرب.
"If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the bull shall not be held responsible.
واذا نطح ثور رجلا او امرأة فمات يرجم الثور ولا يؤكل لحمه. واما صاحب الثور فيكون بريئا.
Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.
لكن اذا علم انه ثور نطّاح من قبل ولم يضبطه صاحبه يعوّض عن الثور بثور والميت يكون له
Questions and answers
Is "bull" the same as "cow"?
No. A "cow" is a female bovine (بقرة), while a "bull" is a male (ثور).
Can I use "bull" metaphorically?
Yes, it can describe someone very strong or a powerful force, similar to English usage.
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