English → Arabic
corner in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- rukn
- Arabizi
rkn- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَرْكَانٌ ʾarkān
- Root
- ر ك ن
How to use it
"Corner" is a masculine noun meaning the place where two lines or surfaces meet. It can refer to a physical corner of a room, street, or object, and also to a figurative position in a situation. The plural is "corners" → أَرْكَان.
Example sentences
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الكتاب على الرُكْنِ الأيمن من الرفّ.
al-kitābu ʿalā al-rukni al-aymani mina al-raf‑f
The book is on the right‑hand corner of the shelf.
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جلسنا في رُكْنِ الحديقة للحديث.
jalasnā fī rukni al-ḥadīqati lil-ḥadīth
We sat in the garden corner to chat.
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هناك رُكْنٌ مظلم في الغرفة.
hunāka ruknun muẓlimun fī al-ghurfah
There is a dark corner in the room.
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.
Corner 1
الزاوية 1
Corner 2
الزاوية 2
Add Corner
ضِف زاوية
Corner radius
نصف قطر الزاوية
Delete Corner
احذف زاوية
Hezbollah in a Corner
حزب الله محاصرا
Europe’s Corner of Despair
أوروبا وركن اليأس
America has not turned the corner.
فأميركا لم تتجاوز الأزمة بعد.
There was a post office on this corner once.
في يوم من الأيام كان هناك مكتب بريدي على هذه الزاوية من الشارع.
Either way, victory is not around the corner.
وفي كل الأحوال فإن النصر لم يعد قاب قوسين أو أدنى.
because the real peak is hidden around the corner.
لان القمة الحقيقة تختفي خلف الزاوية.
Hyde Park Corner is a London Underground station near Hyde Park Corner in Hyde Park.
هايد بارك كورنر هي إحدى محطات مترو أنفاق لندن.
Questions and answers
Can "corner" be used as a verb in English?
In English it can be used as a verb (e.g., "to corner someone"), but the Arabic entry here is only the noun. The verb would be "حَصَرَ".
Is there a special word for a street corner?
Yes, "زَوِيَّةُ الشَّارِعِ" is commonly used for a street corner.
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