English → Arabic
friendly in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- wadūd
- Arabizi
wdwd- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Plural
- وُدَدَاء wudadaʾ
- Root
- و د د
Other meanings
- أَلِيف alīf — friendly · friendly, tame
How to use it
The most common translation for 'friendly' is 'wadūd' (وَدُود), which implies kindness and a sociable nature. 'Alīf' (أَلِيف) can also mean friendly, but it often carries the connotation of being tame or accustomed to human company, especially when referring to animals.
Example sentences
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هُوَ رَجُلٌ وَدُودٌ وَيُحِبُّ مُسَاعَدَةَ الآخَرِينَ.
huwa rajulun wadūdun wa-yuḥibbu musāʿadata l-ākhirīna.
He is a friendly man and likes to help others.
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كَانَتْ لَدَيْنَا جِيرَانٌ لُطَفَاءُ وَوُدُودُونَ.
kāna l-ladaynā jīrānun luṭafāʾu wa-wadūdūna.
We had kind and friendly neighbors.
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الكَلْبُ الأَلِيفُ يُحِبُّ اللَّعِبَ مَعَ الأَطْفَالِ.
al-kalbu l-alīfu yuḥibbu l-laʿiba maʿa l-aṭfāli.
The tame dog likes to play with children.
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.
Be friendly.
كُن ودوداً.
Debt-Friendly Stimulus
حوافز رفيقة بالديون
Sami was very friendly.
كان سامي لطيفا جدّا.
(a) Environmentally friendly;
(أ) ملائم للبيئة؛
She is friendly to everybody.
هي لطيفة مع الجميع.
Friendly settlement of disputes
واو - تسوية المنازعات ودياً
A Healthy, Climate-Friendly Diet
نظام غذائي صحي ورفيق بالمناخ
He was very friendly to everybody.
كان لطيفًا جدًّا مع الجميع.
Afghanistan’s Drug-Friendly Environment
أفغانستان والبيئة المواتية للمخدرات
Kevin Surace invents eco-friendly drywall
كيفن سوراس يخترع حيطان جافة صديقة للبيئة
Friendly, really friendly.” He converted to Judaism years ago.
اعتنق شاييم اليهودية قبل بضع سنوات.
It's friendly -- she's underlined friendly -- that's probably why she calls it Hercules or Hercles. She can't spell.
كلب ودود ربما اهذا السبب سمته هيركوليس أو هيركلس
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