English → Arabic
fever in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥummā
- Arabizi
7umma- Type
- noun · feminine
- Root
- ح م ي
How to use it
‘Fever’ refers to an elevated body temperature due to illness. It is a feminine noun in Arabic (حُمَّى). Use it with verbs like كانَ (was) or عانى (suffered).
Example sentences
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عِنْدَ مَرِيضٍ حُمَّى عَالِيَةٌ.
ʿinda marīḍin ḥummā ʿāliyah.
The patient has a high fever.
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يَجِبُ أَنْ تَشْرَبَ مَاءً كَثِيرًا إِذَا كُنْتَ مَصَابًا بِحُمَّى.
yajibu ʾan tashraba māʾan kathīran iḏā kunta maṣāban biḥummā.
You should drink plenty of water if you have a fever.
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حُمَّى الْوِلادِ تُؤَدِّي إِلَى ضَعْفِ الجِسْمِ.
ḥummā al-wilād tuʾaddī ilā ḍaʿfi al-jism.
Fever in children leads to weakness.
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.
I have a fever.
لدي حمى.
You have no fever.
ليس لديك أي حُمّى.
Do you have a fever?
هل لديك حمى؟
You don't have a fever.
ليس لديك حمى.
Tom is in bed with a fever.
توم يرقد في الفراش محموماً.
My forehead burned with fever.
كان جبيني يغلي من الحمى.
The fever is usually higher than.
الحمى عادة ما تكون أعلى من.
How Japan Fights Back Against Hay Fever
كيف تكافح اليابان حمى القش
As you have a fever, you'd better stay home.
بما أنك لديك حمى، من الأفضل لك أن تبقى في المنزل.
Asia has been gripped by election fever all year.
يبدو أن حُمى الانتخابات قد تفشت في آسيا طيلة هذا العام.
She came back after ten days of fever, right? Still has the fever, and she's hypoxic -- she doesn't have much oxygen in her lungs.
و عادت بعد أن استمرت 10 أيام، و ما زالت تعاني من الحمى و تعاني من نقص في الاكسيجين في الرئتين.
The Committee further noted that remote sensing technology was used for tracking Rift Valley fever, dengue fever and other infectious diseases.
ولاحظت اللجنة كذلك أن تكنولوجيا الاستشعار عن بُعد تستخدم لتعقب حمّى ريفت فالي (Rift Valley) وحمّى الضَّـنْـك (أبو الركب) وغيرهما من الأمراض المعدية.
Questions and answers
Can I use حُمَّى for a mild temperature?
Yes, حُمَّى can describe any noticeable rise in temperature, but doctors often differentiate between low-grade and high fever.
Is there a colloquial word for fever?
In many dialects people say «سخونة» or simply «حرارة».
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