English → Arabic
funny in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muḍḥik
- Arabizi
mod7ek- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Plural
- مُضْحِكُونَ muḍḥikūn
- Root
- ض ح ك
Other meanings
- غَرِيب ḡarīb — funny · strange or odd
How to use it
The Arabic word مضحك (muḍḥik) primarily means 'amusing' or 'causing laughter'. However, like 'funny' in English, it can also imply something 'strange' or 'odd', though غريب (ḡarīb) is more common for that specific meaning. Context will usually clarify.
Example sentences
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كَانَ الْمُمَثِّلُ مُضْحِكًا جِدًّا.
kāna l-mumaththilu muḍḥikan jiddan.
The actor was very funny.
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قَصَّ عَلَيْنَا قِصَّةً مُضْحِكَةً.
qaṣṣa ʿalaynā qiṣṣatan muḍḥikatan.
He told us a funny story.
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هَذَا الْمَوْقِفُ غَرِيبٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ مُضْحِكٌ.
haḏā l-mawqiuf ḡarībun wa-lākinnahu muḍḥikun.
This situation is strange but funny.
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.
How funny.
كم هو مضحك هذا.
It feels funny.
الجوّ غريب.
Sami was so funny.
كان سامي مضحكا للغاية.
It's a funny story.
إنها قصةٌ مضحكة.
Oooh. Hmm. Too funny.
اوووه، امممم، طريف فوق اللازم.
What's that funny sound?
ما هذا الصّوت الغريب؟
Her hat looked very funny.
بدت قبعتها مضحكة جداً.
Funny how tastes can change.
تَغيُر الأذواق أمر مضحك.
Aart's racist stories aren't funny.
قصص آرت العنصريّة ليست مضحكة.
I knew something funny might happen.
علمت أن شيئا طريفا قد يحدث.
Aart's racist stories are not funny.
قصص آرت العنصريّة ليست مضحكة.
It's funny, isn't it? It's funny how those thoughts kind of waft into your head.
انه امرٌ مضحك. أليس كذلك؟ مضحك كيف يمكن لهذه الافكار تندفع إلى رأسك.
Questions and answers
Is مضحك always about making people laugh?
Mostly, yes. But sometimes it can describe something peculiar or unusual, similar to how 'funny' can be used in English for something odd.
What's another word for 'strange' or 'odd'?
The most common word is غريب (ḡarīb). You might also hear عجيب (ʿajīb) for something wondrously strange.
Related words and expressions
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