English → Arabic
math in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- riyāḍiyyāt
- Arabizi
riyadiyatu- Type
- noun · feminine
How to use it
"Math" is the short form of "mathematics". In Arabic the word is الرِِّيَاضِيَّاتُ (al‑riyāḍiyyātu), a feminine plural noun used without the article in most contexts. It refers to the academic discipline dealing with numbers, shapes and logical reasoning.
Example sentences
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الرِِّيَاضِيَّاتُ تُسَاعِدُ فِي حَلِّ الْمَسَائِلِ.
al‑riyāḍiyyātu tusāʿidu fī ḥalli al‑masāʾili.
Math helps solve problems.
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دَرَسْتُ الرِِّيَاضِيَّاتِ يَوْمَ الْثَّلَاثِ.
darastu al‑riyāḍiyyata yawma al‑ṯalāthi.
I studied math on Tuesday.
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هَذِهِ الْمُحَاضَرَةُ عَنِ الرِِّيَاضِيَّاتِ.
hādhihi al‑muḥāḍaratu ʿani al‑riyāḍiyyati.
This lecture is about math.
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.
Math., Univ.
هو عالم رياضيات ألماني.
Do the math.
ولنحسبها معاً بالأرقام.
Sami loved math.
كان سامي يحبّ الرّياضيّات.
And -- basic math!
رياضيات بسيطة!
He's our math teacher.
هو مدرّسنا في الرّياضيّات.
He was a math teacher.
كان مدرّسا للرّياضيّات.
Mata Amritandamayi Math
رابطة تامانا
Language can't math me.
اللغة لا تستطيع التعبير عني
Our math teacher sucks.
لدينا مدرّس رياضيّات سيّء.
I have math homework today.
عندي واجب رياضيات اليوم.
Theoretically, I'm doing math.
نظرياً، ما أقوم به متعلق بالرياضيات.
And another thing about math: math sometimes looks like math -- like in this example here -- and sometimes it doesn't -- like "Am I drunk?"
والامر الاخر فيما يخص الرياضيات انه يبدو مثل هذه العمليات الحاسبية احيانا مثل هذا المثال هنا واحيانا لا يبدو كذلك.. فيبدو فوضويا
Questions and answers
Is "math" used in everyday speech?
Yes, Arabic speakers often say "الرِِّيَاضِيَّات" when talking about school subjects or scientific topics.
Can I say "رياضيات" without the article?
Absolutely. In most sentences the article is omitted, e.g., "أحب الرياضيات".
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