English → Arabic
cheap in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- raḫīṣ
- Arabizi
rakhis- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ر خ ص
How to use it
رَخِيصٌ describes something that costs little. It is masculine by default; the feminine form is رَخِيصَةٌ. Use it for price, not for moral value (avoid calling a person رَخِيص).
Example sentences
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هَذَا القَمِيصُ رَخِيصٌ جِدًّا.
hādhā al‑qamīṣu raḫīṣu jiddan.
This shirt is very cheap.
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لا تُشْتَرِي السِّلَعَ الرَّخِيصَةَ لِجَوْدَتِهَا الضعيفة.
lā tushtarī al‑silʿa al‑raḫīṣata li‑jawdatihā al‑ḍaʿīfah.
Don't buy cheap goods because of their poor quality.
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السِّعْرُ رَخِيصٌ فِي هَذِهِ المَتْجَرِ.
al‑siʿru raḫīṣu fī hādhihi al‑matjar.
The price is cheap in this shop.
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.
Fish is cheap today.
السمك رخيص اليوم.
Don't make it cheap.
لا تجعلها رخيصة.
It was really cheap.
كان رخيصاً جداً.
The house went cheap.
بِيع المنزل بثمن بخس.
Cheap Oil and Global Growth
النفط الرخيص والنمو العالمي
The High Cost of Cheap Fashion
الأزياء الرخيصة وتكاليفها الباهظة
Tom bought a very cheap camera.
اشترى توم كاميرا رخيصةً جدا.
Voters often sense cheap populism.
فالناخبون يستشعرون عادة الشعبوية الرخيصة.
The Geopolitical Impact of Cheap Oil
الأثر الجيوسياسي للنفط الرخيص
Marijuana's too cheap, it turns out.
اتضح أن القنب رخيص جداً لكي تربح منه.
Global Warming’s Cheap, Effective Solution
حل رخيص وفعّال لمشكلة الانحباس الحراري العالمي
It's because of the way the government commodifies food, and the cheap corn and cheap soy that are pushed into our food supply that makes these non-nutrient foods really, really cheap.
إن ذلك بسبب الطريقة التي تسوق بها الحكومة للغذاء و الذرة الرخيصة الى جانب الصويا الرخيصة لقد اقحموا في موارد غذاءنا هذا ما يصنع أطعمه غير غذائية حقاً, حقاً رخيص
Questions and answers
Can رَخِيصٌ be used for people?
Usually not; it would sound rude. Use قَليلُ الثَّمَنِ instead.
What is the opposite of رَخِيصٌ?
غَالٍ (expensive).
Related words and expressions
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