English → Arabic
lift lobby in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- raddahatu al-miṣʿad
- Arabizi
raddahat al-mis3ad- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- رَدهَاتُ المِصاعِدِ raddahātu al-miṣāʿidi
How to use it
"Lift lobby" refers to the small waiting area outside an elevator, often with doors that open onto a hallway. It is a feminine noun in Arabic, so adjectives agree in gender. Use رَدهَةُ المِصعَدِ in formal contexts and ردهة المصعد in everyday speech.
Example sentences
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اِنتَظِرْ فِي رَدهَةِ المِصعَدِ حَتّى يَأتِي السَّكّانُ.
intazir fī raddahati al-miṣʿadi ḥattā yaʾtī al-sukkānu.
Wait in the lift lobby until the residents arrive.
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رَكَّبْتُ سُلَّمًا جَدِيدًا فِي رَدهَةِ المِصعَدِ.
rakkabtu sullaman jadīdan fī raddahati al-miṣʿadi.
I installed a new handrail in the lift lobby.
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تَحْتَاجُ المَبانِي إِلَى رَدهَةِ مِصعَدٍ وَاسِعَةٍ.
taḥtāju al-mabānī ilā raddahati miṣʿadin wāsiʿatin.
The building needs a spacious lift lobby.
Questions and answers
Can I use "lift lobby" for a stairwell lobby?
No. "Lift lobby" is specific to elevators. For stairs use "ردهة السلم".
Is "lift lobby" a formal term?
It is standard in both formal writing and everyday speech, though in casual talk people may simply say "المصعد".
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