English → Arabic
chapter in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- faṣl
- Arabizi
fasl- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- فُصُول fuṣūl
- Root
- ف ص ل
How to use it
"Chapter" translates as فَصْل in Modern Standard Arabic. It is a masculine noun used for divisions of books, reports, or any structured text. The plural is فُصُول. No article is added when listing chapters.
Example sentences
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فَصْلُ الْكِتَابِ الثَّالِثُ مُمْتِعٌ.
Faṣlu al-kitābi al-thālithu mumtiʿun.
The third chapter of the book is interesting.
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قَرَأْتُ الفَصْلَ السَّابِعَ البَارِحَةَ.
Qaraʾtu al-faṣla al-sābiʿa al-bāriḥata.
I read the seventh chapter yesterday.
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يَجِبُ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ مُلَخَّصَ الفَصْلِ.
Yajibu an taktuba mulakhkhaṣa al-faṣli.
You should write a summary of the chapter.
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.
Chapter:
المحتويات*
Chapter I
الفصل الأول نطاق الانطباق
Chapter V
الفصل الخامس
Chapter IV
الفصل الرابع
Chapter VI
الفصل السادس
Chapter 2.
الفصل 2.
Chapter II
الفصل الثاني أعضاء المكتب
Chapter III
الفصل الثالث
Chapter VII
الفصل السابع
Chapter 22.
الفصل 22.
Chapter one
الفصل الأول
Chapter VIII
الفصل الثامن
Questions and answers
How do I say "first chapter"?
You say "الفصل الأول" (al-faṣl al-awwal).
Is "فصل" used for TV episodes?
No, TV episodes are usually called "حلقة" (ḥalaqa).
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