English → Arabic
neighbor in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- jār
- Arabizi
jar- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- جِيرَانٌ jirān
- Root
- ج و ر
How to use it
"neighbor" translates to جَار in Arabic. It is a masculine noun; the plural is جِيرَان. Use جَارٌ for a single neighbor and جِيرَان when referring to several. The word can also appear in expressions like "جَارُكَ" (your neighbor).
Example sentences
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جَارِي يُسَاعِدُنِي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
jārī yusāʿidunī kulla yawmin.
My neighbor helps me every day.
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.
Nearest Neighbor
أقرب الجار
I have a gay neighbor.
أنا لدي جار مثلي الجنس.
I have a weird neighbor.
أنا لدي جاراً غريباً.
I have a Jewish neighbor.
أنا لدي جار يهودي.
I have a Muslim neighbor.
لديّ جار مسلم.
I have a French neighbor.
أنا لدي جار فرنسي.
I have a liberal neighbor.
أنا لدي جار ليبرالي.
Bush the Negligent Neighbor
بوش الجار المهمل
Putin’s Bad-Neighbor Policy
بوتن وسياسة جار السوء
I have an Italian neighbor.
أنا لدي جار إيطالي.
I have an Egyptian neighbor.
أنا لدي جار مصري.
Burma: India’s Bad Neighbor Policy
بورما: سياسة جار السوء الهندية
Questions and answers
Is there a feminine form for neighbor?
Arabic uses the same word جَار for both genders; context clarifies.
How do you say "my next-door neighbor"?
You can say جَارِي الجَانِبِي or جَارُ البَابِ.
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