English → Arabic
dress in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- fustān
- Arabizi
fustan- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- فُسْتَانَاتٌ fustānātun
- Root
- ف س ت
Other meanings
- لَبَسَ labasa — to dress (clothe) · to dress
How to use it
"Dress" as a noun is "فستان" (masc.) and refers to a woman's garment. As a verb, "to dress" meaning to clothe someone is "لبس". Remember that Arabic nouns have gender; adjectives must agree.
Example sentences
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اشْتَرَيْتُ فُسْتَانًا جَدِيدًا لِلْحَفْلِ.
ishtaraytu fustānan jadīdan lil-ḥafli.
I bought a new dress for the party.
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يَلْبَسُ الوَلَدُ مَجْلِسًا أَزْرَقًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
yalbisu al-waladu majlisan azraqan kulla yawmin.
The boy dresses in a blue shirt every day.
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فُسْتَانُهَا يَتَطَابَقُ مَعَ حِذَاءِهَا.
fustānuha yatatābaqu maʿa ḥidhāʾihā.
Her dress matches her shoes.
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.
Nice dress.
فستان جميل.
She wore a red dress.
لبست فستاناً أحمراً.
I wear a floral dress.
ألبس فستاناً زهري.
How much is this dress?
كم سعر هذا الفستان؟
She wore a white dress.
كانت ترتدي فستاناً أبيضاً.
She chose the red dress.
اِختارت الفستان الأحمر.
Your dress is very nice.
فستانك جميل جدا.
The blue dress suits her.
يناسبها الفستان الأزرق.
Layla wore a black dress.
كانت ليلى ترتدي فستانا أسودا.
He bought a dress for her.
اشترى لها فستاناً.
My dress doesn't fit anymore!
لم يعد هذا الفسان يناسب مقاسي.
One should dress oneself well.
يجب على المرء أن يهندم نفسه جيداً.
Questions and answers
Can "فستان" be used for men's clothing?
No, "فستان" specifically refers to a woman's dress. For men's garments use "بدلة" or "قميص".
Is "لبس" only past tense?
The root "ل ب س" can be used in many forms: "يَلْبَسُ" (he dresses), "لَبِسَ" (he dressed).
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