English → Arabic
mention in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾashāra
- Arabizi
ashara- Type
- verb
- Root
- ش ر
How to use it
"Mention" translates as أَشَارَ (ʾashāra). It is a past‑tense verb; the present form is يَشِيرُ (yashīru) or يَذْكُرُ (yadhkur). Use it when you refer to something briefly.
Example sentences
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أَشَارَ إِلَى السَّيْفِ فِي القِصَّةِ.
ʾashāra ilā s‑sayyfi fī al‑qiṣṣah.
He mentioned the sword in the story.
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لَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَحَدٌ أَسْمَاكَ فِي الحَديثِ.
lam yaḏkur aḥadun asmāka fī al‑ḥadīth.
No one mentioned your name in the talk.
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أَشَارَ إِلَى المَسْأَلَةِ بِقِصْرَةٍ.
ʾashāra ilā al‑masʾalah bi‑qiṣrah.
She mentioned the issue briefly.
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.
Don't mention it.
لا شكر على واجب.
Don't mention him again.
لا تذكره مرّة أخرى.
I can only mention a few.
أستطيع فقط أن أذكر القليل منهم.
Don't mention this to anyone.
لا تذكر هذا لأحد.
Did somebody mention my name?
هل ذكر أحد إسمي؟
Nana: no mention of the incident.
نانا: لا توجد إشارة عن الحادثة.
He didn't mention where he'd been.
لم يخبر عن مكان تواجده.
Don't mention our plan to anybody.
لا تذكر خطتنا لأي أحد.
There's one thing I didn't mention.
هناك شيء لم أذكره.
She didn't mention where she'd been.
لم تذكر إلى أين ذهبت.
considering your frequent mention of it? ”
« فيم » في أي شيء « أنت من ذكراها » أي ليس عندك علمها حتى تذكرها.
The 2014 ruling deserves particular mention.
يستحق الحكم في 2014 الذكر بصفة خاصة.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between أشار and ذكر?
أشار implies pointing or indicating, while ذكر means to name or recall.
How to say "to mention something again"?
You can say "يُعيد الذكر" or "يُعيد الإشارة".
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