driving in Arabic: قيادة (qiyādat) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

"Driving" refers to the activity of controlling a vehicle. It is a feminine noun in Arabic, so adjectives agree in gender. Use "القيادة" when talking about the act itself, not the driver.

Example sentences

أُحِبُّ الْقِيَادَةَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.

uḥibbu al‑qiyādata fī al‑ṣabāḥi.

I love driving in the morning.
الْقِيَادَةُ الآمِنَةُ تُحَافِظُ عَلَى حَيَاةِ النَّاسِ.

al‑qiyādatu al‑āmina tuḥāfiẓu ʿalā ḥayāti al‑nāsi.

Safe driving saves people's lives.
تَجْرِبَةُ الْقِيَادَةِ مَطْلُوبَةٌ لِرُخْصَةِ السَّيَّارَةِ.

tajribat al‑qiyādati maṭlūbatu li‑rukhṣati al‑sayyāra.

Driving experience is required for a driver's license.

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.

Fadil was driving.

كان فاضل يسوق.

Layla kept driving.

واصلت ليلى السّياقة.

We took turns driving.

تبادلنا الأدوار في القيادة.

He is good at driving.

إنه ماهر في القيادة.

Layla was driving home.

كانت ليلى في طريق عودتها إلى المنزل بسيّارتها.

Layla continued driving.

واصلت ليلى السّياقة.

And the drivers driving.

« فالزاجرات زجرا » الملائكة تزجر السحاب أي تسوقه.

Test-Driving Driverless Cars

سيارات بلا سائق

I'm driving you home myself.

أنا أصطحبك إلى المنزل.

Driving too fast is dangerous.

القيادة بسرعات عالية خطر.

Safe Driving for Fast Companies

قيادة آمنة لشركات سريعة

Is Pornography Driving Men Crazy?

هل يقود الأدب الإباحي الرجال إلى الجنون؟

Questions and answers

Can "driving" be used as a verb?

In Arabic the verb is "قاد" (qāda) for past and "يَقُود" (yaqūdu) for present. Use those forms for actions.

Is "القيادة" used for non‑vehicle contexts?

Yes, it can also mean leadership or guidance, but the meaning is clear from context.

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