English → Arabic
humor in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- fukāhah
- Arabizi
fkaha- Type
- noun · feminine
Other meanings
- مَزاح mazāḥ — humor · joke, jest
How to use it
The word 'fukāhah' (فكاهة) is the most common translation for humor. It refers to the quality of being amusing or comic, or the ability to appreciate or express what is amusing or comic. It's often used to describe someone's sense of humor.
Example sentences
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كان لديه حس فكاهة رائع.
kāna ladayhi ḥissu fukāhah rāʾiʿ.
He had a great sense of humor.
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هذه النكتة مليئة بالفكاهة.
hādhīhi an-nuktah malīʾah bil-fukāhah.
This joke is full of humor.
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أحببت فكاهته الخفيفة.
aḥbabtu fukāhatahu al-khafīfah.
I liked his light humor.
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 New Yorker humor?
ما هو حس الدعابة لدى نيويوركير؟
They have a sense of humor.
لديهم حس الفكاهة.
I don't appreciate Tom's humor.
لا أقدّر فكاهية توم.
That really is how humor works.
هذه هي حقيقة عمل حس الدعابة. إنه تآزر معرفي
You have a good sense of humor.
لديك حس فكاهة رائع.
Humor is a type of entertainment.
الفكاهة هي نوع من التسلية.
Basically, that's the way humor works.
بشكل أساسي، هذه هي حقيقة حس الدعابة.
So I'm a humor analyst, you would say.
إذن أنا محلل للدعابة، يمكنك تسميتي كذلك.
And of course, that is not New Yorker humor.
وبالطبع، ذلك ليس حس الدعابة لدى مجلة نيويوركير.
There are lullabies about anger, frustration, and humor.
هناك تهويدات عن الغضب، والإحباط، والفكاهة.
With his traditional sense of humor, Lula dismissed the slight.
لكن لولا، بحسه التقليدي الذكي، تغاضى عن ذلك الإهمال.
That actually is the true nature of the distribution of humor when you don't have the contagion of humor.
في الواقع هذه هي طبيعة نشر حس الطرافة حينما لا تملك عدوى الفكاهة.
Questions and answers
What's the difference between 'fukāhah' and 'mazāḥ'?
'Fukāhah' refers to humor in general, the quality or ability. 'Mazāḥ' refers more to the act of joking or jesting, the specific thing said or done to be funny.
Can 'fukāhah' be used for a specific joke?
While 'fukāhah' is broader, it can be used to refer to the humorous content of something, like a joke or a story.
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