English → Arabic
dry in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- jāff
- Arabizi
jaff- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ج ف ف
How to use it
"Dry" translates to جَافّ when describing weather, objects, or humor. It is masculine by default; the feminine form is جافة.
Example sentences
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الطَّقْسُ جَافٌّ اليَوْمَ.
al-ṭaqsu jāffun al-yawma.
The weather is dry today.
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اِشْرَبْ مَاءً لِتَجَنَّبَ الجَفَافَ.
ishrab māʾan litajannaba al-jafāfa.
Drink water to avoid dryness.
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الْكِتَابُ جَافٌّ وَلا يَحْتَوِي عَلَى صُوَرٍ.
al-kitābu jāffun wa-lā yaḥtawī ʿalā ṣuwar.
The book is dry and contains no pictures.
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.
Dry China
الصين القاحلة
Does it dry up
هل يصيبه الجفاف
My mouth was dry.
كان فمي جاف.
She has dry hair.
شعرها جاف.
The well ran dry.
جف البئر.
This pen has run dry.
جفّ هذا القلم.
The river is running dry.
النهر يجف.
Winter is the dry season.
فصل الشتاء فصل جاف.
Cut, wash and dry, please.
قطّع، اغسل، ثم جفّف من فضلك.
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
القائل للجة انشفي وانهارك اجفف
who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;'
القائل للجة انشفي وانهارك اجفف
The McMonnies & Ho dry eye questionnaire is often used in clinical studies of dry eyes.
وغالبا ما يستخدم استبيان مك مونيس للعين الجافة في الدراسات السريرية لجفاف العين.
Questions and answers
What is the feminine form?
The feminine form is جافة (jāfah).
Can "dry" describe a person’s humor?
Yes, you can say "humor is dry" → النكتة جافة.
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