English → Arabic
clever in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- dhakiyy
- Arabizi
dhaki- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Plural
- أَذْكِيَاء adhkiyāʾ
- Root
- ذ ك ي
Other meanings
- بارِع bāriʿ — skillful, ingenious
How to use it
The most common translation for 'clever' is 'dhakiyy' (ذكيّ), meaning intelligent or sharp. 'Bāriʿ' (بارع) is also used, often implying skill or ingenuity in a specific task.
Example sentences
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هُوَ طَالِبٌ ذَكِيٌّ جِدًّا.
huwa ṭālibun dhakiyyun jiddan.
He is a very clever student.
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لَدَيْهِ فِكْرَةٌ ذَكِيَّةٌ لِحَلِّ المُشْكِلَةِ.
ladayhi fikratun dhakiyyatun liḥalli al-mushkilati.
He has a clever idea to solve the problem.
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كَانَ الحَلُّ ذَكِيًّا وَغَيْرَ مُتَوَقَّعٍ.
kāna al-ḥallu dhakiyyan wa ghayra mutawaqqaʿin.
The solution was clever and unexpected.
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.
She is very clever.
إنها ماهرة جداً.
This dog is very clever.
هذا الكلب ذكي جدّا.
I thought him very clever.
إعتقدتُ أنّه شخصاً ذكياً جداً.
He is handsome and clever.
إنه وسيم و ذكي.
He is more lucky than clever.
إنه محظوظ أكثر مما هو ذكي.
He is clever, decent, and strong.
والحق أنه رجل بارع، ولائق وقوي.
She's as clever as they make 'em.
إنها حاذقة الذكاء.
Trichet is a clever and resourceful person.
الحقيقة أن تريشيه شخص بارع وواسع الحيلة.
Now Rick Warren didn't invent this clever move.
حسنا لم يخترع ريك وران هذه الحركة الذكية.
It was a clever move of natural selection itself.
كانت حركة ذكية نتيجة الانتقاء الطبيعي فحسب.
Europe’s finance ministers have played a clever game with the ECB.
لقد مارس وزراء مالية أوروبا لعبة بارعة مع البنك المركزي الأوروبي.
But guess what? You're so clever, but you're not as clever as a clam.
ولكن.. اتعلمون.. نحن اذكياء ربما.. ولكن ذكاءنا.. ليس بمستوى ذكاء البطلينوس
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