English → Arabic
calm in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- hādīʾ
- Arabizi
hadi2- Type
- adjective
- Root
- ه د ئ
How to use it
"Calm" is used to describe a peaceful state, a quiet atmosphere, or a relaxed person. It functions as an adjective and can modify nouns directly. In Arabic, the common adjective is هادئ (hādīʾ).
Example sentences
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هَذَا الْيَوْمُ هَادِئٌ جِدًّا.
hādhā al-yawmu hādīʾun jiddًا
Today is very calm.
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أَحْسِسُ بِالْهُدُوءِ بَعْدَ التَّمَرِينِ.
aḥissu bil-hudūʾi baʿda al-tamrīni
I feel calm after the workout.
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الْبَحْرُ هَادِئٌ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.
al-baḥru hādīʾun fī al-ṣabāḥi
The sea is calm in the morning.
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.
Calm down.
اِهدأ.
Calm down, son.
اهدأ يا بني.
The sea is calm.
البحر هادئ.
Try and calm down.
حاول أن تهدأ.
Sami should calm down.
ينبغي على سامي أن يهدأ.
The Storm after the Calm
العاصفة بعد الهدوء
The Storm Before the Calm
العاصفة التي تسبق الهدوء
Sami tried to remain calm.
حاول سامي أن يبقى هادئا.
Keeping Calm on North Korea
الهدوء في التعامل مع كوريا الشمالية
Calm is gradually returning.
وقد أخذ الهدوء يعود تدريجيا.
Simultaneously, it needs to be calm.
وفي نفس اللحظة، عليها أن تكون هادئةً.
It is time to calm down. And the best way to calm down is by taking the long view.
لقد حان الوقت لتهدئة الأمور. وأفضل السبل للتهدئة يتلخص في التحلي بنظرة بعيدة.
Questions and answers
Can "calm" be used as a verb?
In English it can (e.g., "to calm down"), but the Arabic entry here is the adjective. The verb is يَهدِئ (yahdiʾ).
Is there a feminine form?
Yes, هادئة (hādīʾa) is used for feminine nouns.
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