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fruit in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- fākihah
- Arabizi
fakiha- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- فَوَاكِهُ fawākihu
- Root
- ف كه
How to use it
In Arabic, 'fākihah' (فاكهة) is the general term for fruit. It's a feminine noun and its plural is 'fawākihi' (فواكه). Sometimes, specific fruits have their own names, like 'tuffāḥ' (تفاح) for apple.
Example sentences
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أُحِبُّ أَكْلَ الفَاكِهَةِ الطَّازَجَةِ.
uḥibbu akla l-fākihah ṭ-ṭāzijati.
I like eating fresh fruit.
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هَذِهِ الفَاكِهَةُ حُلْوَةٌ جِدًّا.
hādhihi l-fākihah ḥulwatun jiddan.
This fruit is very sweet.
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تُبَاعُ الفَوَاكِهُ فِي السُّوقِ.
tubāʿu l-fawākihu fī s-sūqi.
Fruits are sold in the market.
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 like fruit.
أحب الفواكه.
I don't eat fruit.
لا آكل الفواكه.
And fruit abundant.
« وفاكهة كثيرة ».
And abundant fruit.
« وفاكهة كثيرة ».
And fruit in plenty,
« وفاكهة كثيرة ».
They grow fruit here.
هم يزرعون الفاكهة هنا.
And fruit and grass -
« وفاكهة وأبّا » ما ترعاه البهائم وقيل التبن.
and fruit and pastures,
« وفاكهة وأبّا » ما ترعاه البهائم وقيل التبن.
A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
لا تقدر شجرة جيدة ان تصنع اثمارا رديّة ولا شجرة رديّة ان تصنع اثمارا جيدة.
Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
هكذا كل شجرة جيدة تصنع اثمارا جيدة. واما الشجرة الردية فتصنع اثمارا رديّة.
Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
كل غصن فيّ لا يأتي بثمر ينزعه. وكل ما يأتي بثمر ينقيه ليأتي بثمر اكثر.
"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
اجعلوا الشجرة جيدة وثمرها جيدا. او اجعلوا الشجرة رديّة وثمرها رديّا. لان من الثمر تعرف الشجرة.
Questions and answers
What's the difference between فاكهة and ثمرة?
'Fākihah' (فاكهة) generally refers to sweet fruits eaten as dessert, while 'thamarah' (ثمرة) is a more general term for the product of a plant, including vegetables or less sweet fruits.
How do I say 'a piece of fruit'?
You can say 'qiṭʿat fākihah' (قِطْعَةُ فَاكِهَةٍ) or specify the type of fruit, like 'buṭṭūkhah' (بُطِّيخَةٌ) for a watermelon.
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