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famous in Arabic

مَشْهُور
Pronunciation
mašhūr
Arabizi
mashhoor
Type
adjective · masculine
Plural
مَشْهُورُونَ mašhūrūna
Root
ش ه ر

How to use it

"Famous" translates to "مشهور" (mašhūr). It is a regular adjective that agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use the feminine form "مشهورة" (mašhūra) for feminine nouns.

Example sentences

  • المُغَنِّي مَشْهُورٌ جِدًّا في العالَمِ.

    al-mughannī mašhūrun jiddًا fī al-ʿālamī.

    The singer is very famous worldwide.

  • زُيْرَتُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ على جدارٍ مَشْهُورٍ.

    zuyratuhu maktūbatun ʿalā jidarin mašhūrin.

    His graffiti is on a famous wall.

  • هذا الكتاب مَشْهُورٌ بين الطُّلابِ.

    hādhā al-kitāb mašhūrun bayna al-ṭullābi.

    This book is famous among students.

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.

Not a famous one.

ولا مشهورة.

She became famous.

أصبحت مشهورة.

I am a famous actor.

أنا ممثل شهير.

He is a famous artist.

إنه رسّام مشهور.

He became a famous actor.

لقد أصبح ممثلا مشهورا.

First, the famous failure.

اولا مثال الفشل الشهير

Sami is a famous YouTuber.

سامي هاو مشهور على اليوتوب.

I'm neither rich nor famous.

لست لا غنيًّا ولا مشهورًا.

Picasso was a famous painter.

بيكاسو رسام مشهور.

SW: She's a comedian. I suppose you think you're famous? Are you famous?

ستيفاني: انها كوميدية. أظنك تعتقدين انكي مشهورة؟ هل انتي مشهورة؟

The gentleman to my left is the very famous, perhaps overly famous, Frank Gehry.

السيد الجالس على يساري هو الشهير جداً، ربما الشهير زيادةً عن اللزوم فرانك جيري

So let me give you a famous example, a famous failure and a famous success of the law of diffusion of innovation.

دعوني اعطيكم مثالاً شهيراً مثالاً شهيراً عن النجاح والفشل تبعا لقانون نشر الابتكار

Questions and answers

How do I make the feminine form?

Add the feminine ending –ة: "مَشْهُورَة" (mašhūra).

Can I use it with proper names?

Yes, you can say "الكاتب مشهور" (the writer is famous).

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