English → Arabic
lift in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- miṣʿad
- Arabizi
mi3ad- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- المَصَاعِدُ al-maṣāʿid
- Root
- ص ع د
How to use it
In everyday Arabic "lift" (British) is "مصعد"; in American English the word is "elevator" but the Arabic term is the same. It is a masculine noun.
Example sentences
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اِسْتَخْدِمِ المِصْعَدَ لِلذَّهَابِ إِلَى الطَّابِقِ الثَّالِثِ.
istakhdim al-miṣʿada lil-dhahābi ilā al-ṭābiqi al-thālithi.
Use the lift to go to the third floor.
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المِصْعَدُ يَعْمَلُ بِالكَهْرَبَاءِ.
al-miṣʿadu yaʿmalu bil-kahrabāʾi.
The lift works on electricity.
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أَغْلَقَ المِصْعَدُ بَعْدَ السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ.
aghlaqa al-miṣʿada baʿda al-sāʿati al-sābiʿati.
The lift closed after seven o'clock.
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.
Unable to lift their gaze.
« أبصارها خاشعة » ذليلة لهول ما ترى.
and lift from thee thy burden,
« ووضعنا » حططنا « عنك وزرك ».
And lift from you your burden.
« ووضعنا » حططنا « عنك وزرك ».
He then dared to lift his gaze.
« ثم نظر » في وجوه قومه أو فيما يقدح به فيه.
Women should not lift heavy things
المرأة لا ينبغي لها أن تحمل الأثقال
The first lift was the Bench Press.
كان المصعد لأول مرة هيئة الصحافة.
US partial #techsanctions lift is the 1st step.
وداعًا للشبكة الخاصة الإفتراضية، سنفتقدكِ؟
Israel should lift the blockade it imposed on Gaza.
على إسرائيل أن ترفع الحصال الذي فرضته على غزّة.
Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.
ارفعن ايتها الارتاج رؤوسكنّ وارفعنها ايتها الابواب الدهريات فيدخل ملك المجد.
Lift up your head, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
ارفعن ايتها الارتاج رؤوسكنّ وارتفعن ايتها الابواب الدهريات فيدخل ملك المجد.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
ارفعن ايتها الارتاج رؤوسكنّ وارفعنها ايتها الابواب الدهريات فيدخل ملك المجد.
In aeronautics, a spoiler (sometimes called a lift dumper) is a device intended to reduce lift in an aircraft.
مثبط الرفع أو (lift dumper) في عرف الملاحة الجوية، هو أداة تعمل على تقليل قوة الرفع في الطائرة.
Questions and answers
Is there a verb meaning "to lift"?
Yes, "رَفَعَ" means to raise; for the device you say "اِسْتَخْدِم المِصْعَد".
Do all buildings have a lift?
Not always; many older buildings use "سلالم" (stairs).
Related words and expressions
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