English → Arabic
lonely in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- waḥīd
- Arabizi
wa7eed- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- و ح د
How to use it
"Lonely" describes a feeling of sadness due to lack of company. It is an adjective and matches the noun it describes in gender and number.
Example sentences
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هُوَ يَشْعُرُ بِالوَحْدَةِ فِي اللَّيْلِ.
huwa yashʿuru bi‑al‑waḥdati fī al‑layli.
He feels lonely at night.
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الْقِطَّةُ وَحِيدَةٌ فِي البَيْتِ.
al‑qiṭṭatu waḥidatun fī al‑bayti.
The cat is lonely in the house.
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البُعْدُ عَن الأَصْدِقَاءِ يَجْعَلُ النَّاسَ وَحِيدِينَ.
al‑buʿdu ʿan al‑aṣdiqāʾi yajʿalu al‑nāsa waḥīdīna.
Being far from friends makes people lonely.
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.
Sami is lonely.
سامي وحيد.
Sami was lonely.
كان سامي وحيدا.
Sami felt lonely.
شعر سامي بالوحدة.
I was not lonely.
لم اكن وحيدة.
She looked lonely.
بدت وحيدة.
The girl is lonely.
الفتاة تشعر بالوحدة.
Tom isn't lonely now.
توم ليس وحيداً الآن.
Israel’s Lonely Prosperity
الرخاء الاسرائيلي يعاني من العزلة
We are three lonely women.
نحن ثلاث نساء وحيدات.
Chavez is no longer a lonely populist.
لم يعد هوجو شافيز الرئيس الشعوبي الوحيد المنعزل.
We feel less lonely – it all worked out for you.”
ونشعر بقدر أقل من العزلة ــ لقد نجحتم على كافة الأصعدة".
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" which was released weeks earlier.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band الذي صدر قبل ذلك بعدة اسابيع.
Questions and answers
Can "lonely" be used for places?
Yes, you can say a place feels lonely, e.g., "a lonely street".
Is there a stronger word?
"Desolate" (مُقَطِّع) conveys a stronger sense.
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