English → Arabic
dozens in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿasharāt
- Arabizi
3asharat- Type
- noun · feminine
- Root
- ع ش ر
How to use it
"Dozens" is used for an indefinite large number, usually in multiples of twelve. In Arabic the common word is عَشْرَات (plural of عَشْرَة). It is a feminine noun and takes the regular feminine plural if needed.
Example sentences
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جَلَسَتْ أُسْرَةٌ وَجَمَعَتْ عَشْرَاتَ هَدَايَا لِلْعِيدِ.
jalasat usratun wa jamaʿat ʿasharāta hadāyan lil-ʿīd.
A family gathered dozens of gifts for the holiday.
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الطُّلابُ قَسَمُوا عَشْرَاتِ السُّؤَالَاتِ بَيْنَهُمْ.
aṭ-ṭullābu qasamu ʿasharāta as-suʾālāti baynahum.
The students divided dozens of questions among themselves.
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المُهَندِسُونَ صَنَعُوا عَشْرَاتَ النَّمَاذِجِ لِلتَجْرِبَةِ.
al-muhandisūna ṣanaʿū ʿasharāta an-namādhiji lit-tajriba.
The engineers made dozens of prototypes for testing.
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.
Includes dozens of layouts.
ويشمل العشرات من تخطيطات.
Dozens of detainees in the yard.
عشرات المعتقلين في الساحة.
Dozens of Children Murdered in Syria
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At dozens of places the dikes broke.
فقد تحطم السد المائي في عشرات الأماكن.
Dozens have died as a result of their ordeals.
ولقد لقي العشرات حتفهم نتيجة لهذه المحنة.
Dozens of people were arrested, including Abdulla.
العشرات من الناس تم اعتقالهم, بمن فيهم عبدالله.
Sami threatened to kill Layla in dozens of letters.
هدّد سامي بقتل ليلى في العشرات من الرّسائل.
Our report makes dozens of such practical recommendations.
ويحتوي تقريرنا على العشرات من هذه التوصيات العملية.
Sami and Layla communicated through dozens of long letters.
تواصلا سامي و ليلى بتبادل العشرات من الرّسائل.
Sami has swallowed dozens of pills and a bottle of tequila.
شرب سامي العشرات من الأقراص و زجاجة تيكيلا.
Six protesters have reportedly been killed in Daraa, and dozens have been arrested.
فقد قتل ستة في درعا والعديد تم اعتقالهم.
Only several hundred showed up, and the police quickly dispersed them, arresting dozens.
ولكن لم ينزل إلى الشوارع سوى عدة مئات من الناس، ونجحت قوات الشرطة في تفريقهم بسرعة وألقت القبض على العشرات منهم.
Questions and answers
Can I use "dozens" for non‑countable things?
Usually not; it refers to countable items. Use "many" for uncountable nouns.
Is "dozens" always exactly twelve?
No, it means roughly twelve or more, not a precise count.
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