English → Arabic
cry in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- bakā
- Arabizi
baka- Type
- verb · masculine
- Root
- ب ك ي
Other meanings
- صَرَخَ ṣarakha — cry · shout or scream
- نَادَى nādā — cry · call out loudly
How to use it
The English word 'cry' has multiple meanings in Arabic. The most common is 'bakā' (بكى), meaning to shed tears. However, 'ṣarakha' (صرخ) means to shout or scream, and 'nādā' (نادى) means to call out loudly, both of which can also be translated as 'cry' depending on the context.
Example sentences
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بَكَى الطِّفْلُ لِأَنَّهُ جَائِعٌ.
bakā ṭ-ṭiflu li-ʾannahu jāʾiʿun.
The baby cried because he was hungry.
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صَرَخَ الرَّجُلُ طَالِبًا النَّجْدَةَ.
ṣarakha r-rajulu ṭāliban an-najdah.
The man cried out for help.
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نَادَى البَائِعُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ.
nādā l-bāʾiʿu bi-ʾaʿlā ṣawtihi.
The vendor cried his wares.
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.
I began to cry.
أخذت تبكي.
He began to cry.
أخذت تبكي.
Please don't cry.
من فضلك لا تبكِ.
You began to cry.
أخذت تبكي.
Cry, Beloved Burma
اصرخي يا بورما الحبيبة
Don’t Cry for Doha
لا تبكوا من أجل الدوحة
every moment I cry
ببكي فيها
Don't cry in public.
لا تَبكي في العَلن.
Cry, the Newborn Baby
نداء استغاثة، أنقذوا الأطفال حديثي الولادة
When Inflation Doves Cry
عندما يبكي حمائم التضخم
Cry our beloved country.
أبكي على بلدنا الحبيب.
I said, "Amy, Amy, wait. Don't cry. Don't cry.
قلت " "إيمي","إيمي",انتظري. لا تبكي لا تبكي
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