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furniture in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾathāth
- Arabizi
athath- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- أ ث ث
How to use it
The word 'أثاث' (ʾathāth) refers to movable objects, such as tables, chairs, and beds, that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in. It is a collective noun and usually does not have a plural form in common usage.
Example sentences
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نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى شِرَاءِ أَثَاثٍ جَدِيدٍ لِلْمَنْزِلِ.
naḥtāju ʾilā shirāʾi ʾathāthin jadīdin lil-manzili.
We need to buy new furniture for the house.
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الأَثَاثُ فِي الغُرْفَةِ كَانَ قَدِيمًا جِدًّا.
al-ʾathāthu fī al-ghurfati kāna qadīman jiddan.
The furniture in the room was very old.
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يُعْتَبَرُ الأَثَاثُ جُزْءًا أَسَاسِيًّا مِنْ تَصْمِيمِ الدَّاخِلِ.
yuʿtabaru al-ʾathāthu juzʾan ʾasāsiyyan min taṣmīmi ad-dākhili.
Furniture is considered a basic part of interior design.
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.
There was no furniture in that room.
كانت الغرفة خالية من الأثاث.
And that's what I do with my furniture.
وهذا ما أفعله بالأثاث
We rented a truck to move our furniture.
استأجرنا شاحنة لنقل آثاثنا.
There was absolutely no furniture in that room.
لم يكن هناك أي أثاث في الغرفة على الإطلاق.
Furniture that I can't fit in my ratty apartment.
وأثاث لا تكفيه شقتي المهترئة
(e) Furniture and equipment, by 7.2 million dollars;
(هـ) الأثاث والمعدات، بواقع 2,7 مليون دولار؛
I'm trying to build furniture that fits architecture.
إنني أحاول أن اصمم الأثاث الذي يتناسب مع الفن المعماري
I'm not putting Charles Eames' furniture in buildings anymore.
لم أعد أستخدم أثاث المصمم تشارلز ايمز في المباني
Zimbabwe: Joint venture business operations in the furniture industry
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"An urban dwelling made from discarded materials and found furniture."
"إستعدادات للسكن معدة من المواد والأثاث المهمل.
(Afghanistan) providing school furniture and equipment to local schools.
(أفغانستان) توفير أثاثات ومعدات مدرسية للمدارس المحلية.
And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
والمائدة وآنيتها والمنارة الطاهرة وكل آنيتها ومذبح البخور.
Questions and answers
Is 'أثاث' the only word for furniture?
Yes, 'أثاث' (ʾathāth) is the standard and most common word for furniture in Modern Standard Arabic and is widely understood across dialects. Sometimes, 'أثاث منزلي' (ʾathāth manzili) is used for emphasis, meaning 'home furniture'.
Can 'أثاث' be pluralized?
In standard Arabic, 'أثاث' is a collective noun and is typically used in the singular form even when referring to multiple pieces of furniture. While a plural form might be encountered in very specific literary contexts, it's not common in everyday language.
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