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grass in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿushb
- Arabizi
3ushb- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَعْشَابٌ aʿšābun
- Root
- ع ش ب
How to use it
‘Grass’ in Arabic is عُشْب (ʿushb). It refers to the green, low plants that cover fields and lawns. It is a masculine noun; the plural is أَعْشَاب. Use it in everyday contexts like gardening, farming, or describing scenery.
Example sentences
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العشب أخضر في الحديقة.
al-ʿushbu akhḍaru fī al-ḥadīqati.
The grass is green in the garden.
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يقطف الأطفال الأعشاب للعب.
yaqṭifu al-aṭfālu al-aʿšāba lilʿabī.
The children pick the grass to play.
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يُستَخدَم العشب في صناعة السجاد.
yustaʿmalu al-ʿushbu fī ṣināʿati al-sijādi.
Grass is used in carpet making.
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.
fruits, and grass.
« وفاكهة وأبّا » ما ترعاه البهائم وقيل التبن.
Cattle feed on grass.
يتغذى القطيع على العشب.
And fruits and grass,
« وفاكهة وأبّا » ما ترعاه البهائم وقيل التبن.
And fruit and grass -
« وفاكهة وأبّا » ما ترعاه البهائم وقيل التبن.
Don't touch the grass.
لا تلمس العشب.
The grass needs cutting.
يحتاج العشب إلى التشذيب.
The cows are eating grass.
يأكل البقر العشب.
Iran’s Nuclear Grass Eaters
اكلو العشب للنووي الايراني
Don't trample on the grass.
لا تمشي على الزجاج.
These animals feed on grass.
تأكل هذه الحيوانات العشب.
For, "All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
لان كل جسد كعشب وكل مجد انسان كزهر عشب. العشب يبس وزهره سقط
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
لان كل جسد كعشب وكل مجد انسان كزهر عشب. العشب يبس وزهره سقط
Questions and answers
Is عُشْب used for lawn grass only?
Yes, it generally refers to any kind of grass, including lawn, field, or wild grass.
What is the plural of عُشْب?
The plural is أَعْشَاب (aʿšāb).
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