English → Arabic
hit in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḍaraba
- Arabizi
Drib- Type
- verb · masculine
- Root
- ض ر ب
Other meanings
- أَصَابَ ʾaṣāba — hit (a target) · hit (a target)
- نَجَحَ najaḥa — hit (a success) · hit (a success)
How to use it
The Arabic word for 'hit' depends heavily on the context. 'Ḍaraba' (ضَرَبَ) is the general word for striking or hitting something. 'ʾAṣāba' (أَصَابَ) is used when hitting a specific target. 'Najaḥa' (نَجَحَ) means 'to succeed' and is used when talking about something being a 'hit' in terms of success, like a song or movie.
Example sentences
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ضَرَبَ الْكُرَةَ بِقُوَّةٍ.
ḍaraba l-kurata bi-quwwatin.
He hit the ball hard.
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أَصَابَ هَدَفَهُ بِدِقَّةٍ.
ʾaṣāba hadafahu bi-diqqatin.
He hit his target accurately.
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الْفِيلمُ نَجَحَ نَجَاحًا كَبِيرًا.
al-fīlmu najaḥa najāḥan kabīran.
The movie was a big hit.
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.
You've hit me.
لقد ضربتني.
Layla hit Sami.
أصابت ليلى سامي.
I hit the wall.
ضربت عرض الحائط.
Sami hit his wife.
ضرب سامي زوجته.
Did Sami hit Layla?
هل ضرب سامي ليلى؟
Some people were hit.
وأصيب بعض الأشخاص.
Sami never hit Layla.
لم يضرب سامي ليلى قط.ّ.
I'd never hit a woman.
لن أضرب امرأة أبدا.
Fadil would hit his children.
كان فاضل يضرب أطفاله.
Earthquakes frequently hit Japan.
تضرب الزلازل اليابان بكثرة.
Africa will not only be hit hardest, but it will be hit first.
إن أفريقيا لن تكون الأشد تضرراً فحسب، بل إنها سوف تكون أيضاً أول المناطق المتضررة.
Whether or not the housing correction will hit overall growth depends on how one defines “hit.”
ولكن هل يؤدي تصحيح سوق الإسكان إلى إلحاق الضرر بالنمو الإجمالي؟ لكي نجيب على هذا السؤال يتعين علينا أولاً أن نُعَرِّف "الضرر".
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