English → Arabic
humble in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- mutawāḍiʿ
- Arabizi
mutawadi3- Type
- adjective
- Root
- و ض ع
How to use it
"Humble" describes a modest attitude, not bragging about one’s abilities. It is used as an adjective before nouns (a humble home) or after the verb "to be". In Arabic, the common word is مُتَوَاضِع, which agrees with the gender of the noun it describes.
Example sentences
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هُوَ شَخْصٌ مُتَوَاضِعٌ جِدًّا.
huwa shakhṣun mutawāḍiʿun jiddan.
He is a very humble person.
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تَعَلَّمْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مُتَوَاضِعًا فِي حَيَاتِي.
taʿallamtu an akūna mutawāḍiʿan fī ḥayātī.
I learned to be humble in my life.
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المُتَوَاضِعُون يَكْسِبُونَ احْتِرَامًا كَبِيرًا.
al-mutawāḍiʿūna yaksibūna iḥtirāman kabīran.
Humble people earn great respect.
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.
Such a humble undertaking!
" يا له من تناول متواضع حقير!
who in their prayers are humble
« الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون » متواضعون.
Who are humble in their service,
« الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون » متواضعون.
Who are humble in their prayers,
« الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون » متواضعون.
those who are humble in their prayer;
« الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون » متواضعون.
Those who are humble in their prayers.
« الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون » متواضعون.
Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
« الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون » متواضعون.
Say, Yes ‘! And you will be utterly humble. ’
« قل نعم » تبعثون « وأنتم داخرون » أي صاغرون.
those who, in their Prayers, humble themselves;
« الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون » متواضعون.
Verily we range ourselves in rows ( as humble servants )
« وإنا لنحن الصَّافون » أقدامنا في الصلاة.
Unfortunately, economists are rarely humble, especially in public.
ولكن من المؤسف أن خبراء الاقتصاد نادراً ما يتواضعون، وخاصة في حضرة عامة الناس.
He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.
يدرب الودعاء في الحق ويعلم الودعاء طرقه.
Questions and answers
Can "humble" be used as a verb?
In English it can be used as a verb (to humble someone), but the Arabic word مُتَوَاضِع is only an adjective. The verb form is أَذْهَلَ.
Is there a feminine form?
Arabic adjectives agree with gender, so for a female you say مُتَوَاضِعَة (mutawāḍiʿa).
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