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glasses in Arabic

نَظَارَة
Pronunciation
naẓārat
Arabizi
naẓaratun
Type
noun · feminine
Plural
نَظَارَاتٌ naẓārātun

Other meanings

  • كُوب kūb — glasses · drinking glasses

How to use it

"Glasses" can mean spectacles (نظارة) or drinking vessels (كوب). Use the appropriate Arabic word depending on context. Spectacles are feminine singular, plural نظارات. Drinking glasses are masculine, plural أكباب.

Example sentences

  • أَنا أَرتَدِي نَظَارَةً لِلقِراءَةِ.

    anā artaḍī naẓāratān lil‑qirāʾati.

    I wear glasses for reading.

  • وَضعَتْ نَظَارَتَها على الطاوِلَةِ.

    waḍaʿat naẓāratahā ʿalā aṭ‑ṭāwilah.

    She placed her glasses on the table.

  • أَحْضَرْنَا كُوبَيْنِ مَاءٍ باردٍ.

    aḥḍarna kūbayni māʾin bāridin.

    We brought two glasses of cold water.

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.

Sami wore glasses.

كان سامي يرتدي نظّارات.

I lost my glasses.

لقد فقدتُ نظّاراتي.

Sami needed glasses.

كان سامي بحاجة لنظّارات.

Where are my glasses?

أين نظارتي؟

I'll get some glasses.

سأحضر بعض كؤوس الشرب.

Tracy lost her glasses.

فقدت تراسي نظارتها.

Afghan glasses-salesmen.

بائعي النظارات في أفغانستان.

Sami removed his glasses.

نزعَ سامي نظّاراتِه.

Sami was wearing glasses.

كان سامي يرتدي نظّارات.

Sami's glasses disappeared.

اختفت نظّارات سامي.

These glasses are beautiful.

هذه النظارات جميلات.

Are your glasses prescription?

هل نظاراتك طبية؟

Questions and answers

How do I say "I need my glasses"?

You can say "أحتاج إلى نظارتي" (aḥtāju ilā naẓāratī).

Is there a word for sunglasses?

Yes, sunglasses are "نظارة شمسية" (naẓārat shamsiyya).

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