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happiness in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- saʿāda
- Arabizi
sa3ada- Type
- noun · feminine
- Root
- س ع د
How to use it
‘Happiness’ is a feminine noun. It is often used in abstract expressions and can be followed by ‘of’ (سعادةُ …).
Example sentences
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السَعادةُ تُعطى للناسِ بطرقٍ مختلفةٍ.
al-saʿādu tuʿṭā lil-nāsi bi-ṭarīqin mukhtalifatun.
Happiness is given to people in different ways.
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أشعرُ بالسَعادةِ عندما أرى أصدقائي.
ashʿuru bi-al-saʿādati ʿindamā arā aṣdiqāʾī.
I feel happiness when I see my friends.
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السَعادةُ ليست شيئًا يُشتَرَى.
al-saʿādu laysat shayʾan yushtarā.
Happiness is not something that can be bought.
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.
What is happiness?
ما هي السعادة؟
Happiness by Design
كيف نصمم السعادة
Happiness Is Equality
السعادة في المساواة
You can't buy happiness.
لا يمكنك شراء السعادة.
The Economics of Happiness
اقتصاد السعادة
Will money bring you happiness?
هل سيجلب لك المال السعادة?
The Official Pursuit of Happiness
المساعي الرسمية إلى السعادة
That's the synthesis of happiness.
هذه هي توليف السعادة
Because happiness can be synthesized.
لان السعادة يمكن " توليفها "
You're watching happiness be synthesized.
انتم تشاهدون الان السعادة المولفة
Or happiness: "Striving toward happiness = moving toward unhappiness."
أو السعادة: "السعي نحو السعادة = التحرك نحو التعاسة."
We synthesize happiness, but we think happiness is a thing to be found.
نحن نولف السعادة, ولكن نحن نظن أن السعادة شيء يمكن ايجاده
Questions and answers
Can ‘happiness’ be used as an adjective?
Use the adjective سَعِيد (saʿīd) for ‘happy’ instead.
Is there a colloquial word for ‘happiness’?
In many dialects people say ‘فرحة’ (farḥa) for a feeling of joy.
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