hole in Arabic: ثقب (thuqb) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

فَجْوَة fajwah — gap · gap

How to use it

ثقب is the common word for a hole, an opening or cavity in something. It is masculine; plural ثُقُوب. Often used with verbs سَكَرَ (to seal) or حَفَرَ (to dig).

Example sentences

وَجَدْتُ ثُقْبًا فِي السَّيَّارَةِ.

wajadtu thuqban fī s-sayyāra.

I found a hole in the car.
يَجِبُ سَكْرُ الثُّقُوبِ لِتَجَنُّبِ السَّقْطِ.

yajibu sakru l-thuqubi li-tajannubi s-saquṭ.

The holes must be sealed to avoid falling.
ثُقْبُ الحَقْلِ كَبِيرٌ جِدًّا.

thuqubu l-ḥaqli kabīrun jiddًا.

The field's hole is very large.

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.

Get in that hole.

ادخل إلى ذلك الجحر.

It is a black hole.

انه ثقب الاسود.

There is a hole right there.

هنا ثقب هناك.

Sami's house was a hell hole.

كان منزل سامي جحيما.

Sami has a hole in his pocket.

جيب سامي مثقوب.

The Black Hole in America’s GDP

الثقب الأسود في الناتج المحلي الإجمالي الأميركي

Sami cut a hole in the ceiling.

أحدث سامي ثقبا في السّقف.

Yarmouk was a hell hole frankly.

بصدق، لقد كان المخيم حفرة جحيم.

Sami was peeking through this hole.

كان سامي يسترق النّظر عبر ذلك الثّقب.

These are baboons at a watering hole.

وهؤلاء قردة البابون في حفرة مائية.

Look at this hole in the middle. That hole was caused by a micrometeorite hitting the Moon.

انظروا إلى هذا الثقب في الوسط. تلك الحفرة كان سببها نيزك دقيق ضرب القمر.

And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

وفتحة الجبة في وسطها كفتحة الدرع. ولفتحتها حاشية حواليها. لا تنشقّ.

Questions and answers

Is there a difference between ثقب and فجوة?

ثقب usually refers to a round opening, while فجوة can be any gap or opening.

How do I say 'to plug a hole' in Arabic?

قُلْ: سَكَّرَ الثُّقْبَ.