English → Arabic
illness in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- marḍ
- Arabizi
marD- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أمْراضٌ amrāḍun
- Root
- ر ض
How to use it
مرض means "illness" or "disease". It is a masculine noun; its plural is أمراض. Use it for any health condition, from a cold to chronic diseases. In formal Arabic you can also say "داء" for a specific disease.
Example sentences
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عِنْدَمَا يَصْبِحُ الْمَرِيضُ مَرَضًا شَدِيدًا يَجِبُ الْذِّهَابُ إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ.
ʿindamā yaṣbīḥ al‑marīḍu marḍan shadīdًا yajibu al‑ḏ‑dhihābu ilā al‑ṭabīb.
When the patient becomes seriously ill, he must go to the doctor.
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تُعْدِي الْقُرْصَةُ مِمَّا يَسْتَخْدِمُهُ لِمُعَالَجَةِ الْمَرَضِ.
tuʿdī al‑qurṣa mimā yastaʿmilu‑hu li‑muʿālaǧati al‑marḍi.
The pill is used for treating the illness.
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تَسْتَغْرِقُ الْأَمْرَاضُ الْمُجْتَمَعَ فِي أَوْقَاتٍ مَا.
tastaghriqu al‑amrāḍ al‑mujtamaʿ fī awqātin mā.
Illnesses sometimes burden society.
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.
Facing Down Mental Illness
التصدي للمرض العقلي
His illness may be cancer.
قد يكون مرضها السرطان.
He talked about her illness.
تحدّث عن مرضها.
She's suffering from an illness.
هي تعاني من مرض.
Layla had an undiagnosed mental illness.
كان لدى ليلى مرض نفسي غير مشخّص.
Sami is being treated for mental illness.
سامي يتلقّى علاجا بسبب مرض عقلي.
He is concerned about his father's illness.
إنه قلق بسبب مرض والده.
Sami didn't have a diagnosable mental illness.
لم يكن لدى سامي مرض عقلي قابل للتّشخيص.
Compensation for death, injury or illness attributable
التعويض في حالة الوفاة أو الإصابة أو المرض بسبب الخدمة
Undernourished children are more susceptible to illness.
فالأطفال الذين يعانون من نقص التغذية أكثر عُرضة للمرض.
In 7% of cases the procedure relates to illness-related matters, such as assessment by the company physician because of absence through illness.
وفي 7 في المائة من الحالات، ترتبط هذه الإجراءات بمسائل خاصة بالمرض، من قبيل ما يجريه طبيب الشركة من تقييم بسبب الغياب أثناء المرض.
Children of the insured who due to illness or injury terminated their regular schooling, are entitled to health insurance during illness or injury.
ويحق لأطفال المؤمَّن عليه الذين يتوقفون عن تعليمهم المدرسي النظامي بسبب المرض أو الإصابة الحصول على التأمين الصحي خلال فترة المرض أو الإصابة.
Questions and answers
Is مرض used for mental health issues?
Yes, you can say "مرض نفسي" for a mental illness.
What’s the difference between مرض and داء?
داء often refers to a specific disease, especially contagious ones, while مرض is more general.
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