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impression in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- inṭibāʿ
- Arabizi
intiba3- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- اَلْإِنْطِبَاعَاتُ inṭibāʿāt
- Root
- ط ب ع
How to use it
"Impression" is most often used to talk about a mental picture or feeling you get from something, like a book, a person, or an event. In Arabic the common word is "انطباع" (inṭibāʿ). It is a masculine noun; its plural is "انطباعات" (inṭibāʿāt).
Example sentences
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اَلْإِنْطِبَاعُ الَّذِي حَصَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْكِتَابِ إِيجَابِيٌّ.
al-inṭibāʿu al-ladhī ḥaṣaltu ʿani al-kitābi ījābiyyun.
The impression I got from the book is positive.
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اَلْإِنْطِبَاعُ الَّذِي تَتَرُكُهُ هَذِهِ الصُّورَةُ فِي عَقْلِكَ قَوِيٌّ.
al-inṭibāʿu al-ladhī tatruku hādhihi al-ṣūratu fī ʿaqlika qawiyyun.
The impression this picture leaves in your mind is strong.
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أَرْسِلْ إِلَى أَصْدِقَائِكَ إِنْ كَانَ لَدَيْكَ أَيُّ إِنْطِبَاعٍ جَيِّدٍ عَنِ المُحَاضَرَةِ.
arsil ilā aṣdiqāʾika in kāna ladayka ayyu inṭibāʿin jayyidin ʿani al-muḥāḍarah.
Send your friends any good impression you have of the lecture.
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.
Is this impression right?
ولكن، هل يصدق هذا الانطباع؟
It's my impression of water.
هذا انطباعي عن الماء
This impression is no accident.
إن هذا الانطباع لم يتولد من قبيل الصدفة.
Give me your impression of this book.
أعطني انطباعك عن هذا الكتاب.
Tell me your impression of this book.
أعطني انطباعك عن هذا الكتاب.
To be sure, the impression is deceptive.
مما لا شك فيه أن هذا الانطباع مضلل.
That impression is correct to some extent.
وهو انطباع صحيح إلى حد ما.
History has confirmed that first impression.
وأكد التاريخ هذا الانطباع الأول لدى الجمهور.
What's your impression of the United States?
ما إنطباعك عن أمريكا؟
I have the impression that he knows the secret.
يبدوا لي أنه يعلم السر
They certainly don’t give that impression to onlookers.
ولكن من المؤكد أن من ينظر إليهم من المراقبين لن يخرج بهذا الانطباع عنهم.
A trip to Beijing does little to dispel that impression.
والقيام برحلة إلى بكين لن يغير هذا الانطباع إلا قليلاً.
Questions and answers
Can "impression" be used for a physical mark?
For a physical mark we usually use "أَثَر" or "بَصْمَة" instead of "انطباع".
Is there a short informal way to say "impression"?
In casual speech people sometimes say "انطباع" without the article, just "انطباعك؟" meaning "What’s your impression?"
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