English → Arabic
medicine in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- dawāʾ
- Arabizi
dawa2- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَدْوِيَةٌ adwiyah
- Root
- د و ي
How to use it
"Medicine" (دَوَاء) is a masculine noun meaning any substance used to treat illness. It is often used with the verb يُعْطَى (to be given) or يَشْتَرِي (to buy).
Example sentences
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أَخَذْتُ دَوَاءً لِلتَّقَلُّصِ مِنَ السُّعالِ.
akhadtu dawāʾan lit-taqallusi mina s-suʿāli
I took medicine to get rid of the cough.
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يُعْطَى الدَّوَاءُ مَرضَىً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
yuʿṭā d-dawāʾu marḍāan kulla yawmin
The medicine is given to patients every day.
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هَلْ هَذَا الدَّوَاءُ آمِنٌ لِلْأَطْفَالِ؟
hal hādhā d-dawāʾu āminun lil-aṭfāli?
Is this medicine safe for children?
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.
Testing Medicine
اختبار الطب
I study medicine.
أنا أدرس الطّب.
Wikiproject Medicine
مشروع ويكي الطبية
Race-Based Medicine?
طِب على أساس العِرق؟
I need that medicine.
أحتاج هذا العلاج.
Sami studied medicine.
درس سامي الطّب.
Sami practised medicine.
كان سامي يمارس الطّب.
Alternative Fiscal Medicine?
طب مالي بديل
#To implement the policy of developing both western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.
# تطبيق سياسة تطوير كلا الطبّ الغربي والطبّ الصيني التقليدي.
When adopted outside of its traditional culture, traditional medicine is often called alternative medicine.
وعند تبنيه خارج ثقافته التقليدية، كثيرًا ما يسمى الطب التقليدي الطب البديل والتكميلي.
"Complementary medicine" refers to methods and substances used along with conventional medicine, while "alternative medicine" refers to compounds used instead of conventional medicine.
"الطب التكميلي" يشير إلى الأساليب والمواد المستخدمة مع الطب التقليدي، في حين ان "الطب البديل" يشير إلى مركبات تستخدم بدلا من الطب التقليدي.
Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous or folk medicine) comprises knowledge systems that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine.
الطب التقليدي (يُعرف أيضًا باسم الطب الأهلي أو الطب الشعبي) يتضمن الأنظمة المعرفية التي تطورت عبر الأجيال في المجتمعات المختلفة قبل عصرالطب الحديث.
Questions and answers
How do I ask if a medicine is safe?
You can say: "Is this medicine safe?" → "هَلْ هَذَا الدَّوَاءُ آمِنٌ؟"
Can I use "دواء" for both prescription and over‑the‑counter drugs?
Yes, "دواء" covers any kind of medicine, whether prescribed or bought without a prescription.
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