English → Arabic
mad in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- majnūn
- Arabizi
majnun- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ج ن ن
How to use it
"Mad" usually means "crazy" or "insane" in Arabic. The common word is مَجْنُون (majnūn). It can also describe wild or extreme behavior, but not anger (for that use غاضب).
Example sentences
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هَذَا الرَّجُل مَجْنُونٌ بِالْحَقِّ.
hādhā ar-rajulu majnūnun bil-ḥaqqi.
This man is truly mad.
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الْفِيلْمُ مَجْنُونٌ وَمُثِيرٌ.
al-fīlmu majnūnun wa muṯīr.
The movie is mad and exciting.
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أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ مَجْنُونٌ.
aṣdiqāʾuhu yaqūlūna innahu majnūn.
His friends say he is mad.
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.
I got mad.
لقد فقدت صوابي.
Are you mad?
هل أنت غاضب؟
Tom got very mad.
غضب توم جدا.
She is mad at me.
إنها غاضبة عليّ.
Layla will be mad.
ستغضب ليلى.
What made them mad?
مالذي أغضبهم؟
Her words made me mad.
أثارت غضبي بكلامها.
She was mad at her son.
هىَ كانت غاضبة علىَ إبنها.
The smuggler was mad at me.
كان المهرب حانقًا بسبب ذلك.
In a mad world only the mad are sane.
في عالم المجانين، فقط المجانين عقلاء.
MAD simply won’t work for a mad man who is guided by quasi-messianic certitude.
لن يفلح مبدأ الدمار المتبادل الأكيد في ردع رجل مجنون يوجهه يقينه بعودة الإمام.
We had some funny interaction with the Mad Magazine people, when we asked for permission to use the name MAD.
كان لدينا بعض ردود الفعل المضحكة مع مجلة ماد للناس، وعندما طلبنا للحصول على إذن لاستخدام اسم MAD.
Questions and answers
Can "mad" mean angry?
No, for "angry" use "غاضب". "Mad" in Arabic is "مجنون" meaning crazy.
Is "mad" used politely?
It can be strong; use it carefully, especially about people.
Related words and expressions
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