English → Arabic
finger in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- iṣbaʿu al-yad
- Arabizi
isba3 al-yad- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَصَابِعُ الْيَدِ aṣābiʿu al-yadi
- Root
- ص ب ع
How to use it
إِصْبَعُ الْيَدِ refers to a finger of the hand. In Arabic the word includes “اليد” to specify it’s a hand finger, not a toe. The plural is أَصَابِعُ الْيَدِ.
Example sentences
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ضَرَبْتُ بِإِصْبَعِ الْيَدِ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ.
ḍarabtu bi-iṣbaʿi al-yadi ʿalā al-ṭāwila.
I tapped the table with my finger.
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أَصْبَعِي الأُسْبُوعِي يَشْتَكِي مِن الألمِ.
aṣbʿī al-usbūʿī yashtakī min al-alam.
My index finger hurts.
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اِسْتَخْدِمْ إِصْبَعَكَ لِقِرَاءةِ الرَّقْمِ.
istakhdim iṣbaʿaka li-qirāʾati al-raqm.
Use your finger to read the number.
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.
Look at my finger:
أنظر لإصبعي:
I dipped my finger into the honey.
غمست اصبعي في العسل.
He stood with his finger in his mouth.
وقف و إصبعه في فمه.
Isn't it? Come here, sit on my finger.
أليس كذلك؟ تعال هنا، استقر على إصبعي.
She applied a bandage to my hurt finger.
وضعت ضمادة على أصبعي المصاب.
That's it, perch on my finger, that's it!
تمام، استقر على إصبعي، تمام!
It’s a toy; it’s called a "finger blaster."
وهي لعبة اسمها "الاصبع المنفجر."
Surely We are able to reform even his finger-tips.
« بلى » نجمعها « قادرين » مع جمعها « على أن نسوِّي بنانه » وهو الأصابع، أي نعيد عظامها كما كانت مع صغرها فكيف بالكبيرة.
Each finger can be snapped from the bar separately.
كل اصبع يمكن قطعه من القالب على حدة.
Finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger. Green.
اصبع,اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع. الخضراء
So white ball and -- finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger. Pink.
اذن, الكره البيضاء و اصبع,اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع. الوردية
Now, one more time, and -- finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger, finger. Open.
الان مرة اخرى و اصبع,اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع, اصبع افتح
Questions and answers
How many fingers does a typical Arabic speaker count?
They count five fingers on each hand.
Is there a special word for the thumb?
Yes, الإبهام (al-ʾibhām) is the thumb.
Related words and expressions
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