noise in Arabic: ضوضاء (ḍawḍāʾ) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

"Noise" refers to unwanted or disruptive sound. In Arabic the common term is الضَّوْضَاء, a feminine noun used in both formal and everyday speech.

الضَّوْضَاء في الشارع تجعل النوم صعبًا.

aḍ-ḍawḍāʾ fī al-shāriʿ tajʿalu al-nawm ṣaʿban.

The noise in the street makes sleep difficult.
أغلق الباب لتقليل الضَّوْضَاء.

ʾughliq al-bāb li-taqlīl aḍ-ḍawḍāʾ.

Close the door to reduce the noise.
الضَّوْضَاء الخلفية تؤثر على التركيز.

aḍ-ḍawḍāʾ al-khalfiyya tuʾathir ʿalā al-tarkīz.

Background noise affects concentration.

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Noise:

نويْز:

Noise filter:

مرشح الضجة:

Noise Reduction...

تخفيض الضجّة...

Less noise, please.

لطفاً، اخفض الضجيج.

Reduce Uniform Noise

خفّض Uniform نويْز

What was that noise?

ما ذلك الصوت؟

Sets the noise scale.

المجموعات ضجًة، ضجيج مقياس.

the noise temperature.

* درجة الحرارة.

Layla heard the noise.

سمعت ليلى تلك الضّجّة.

That noise was deafing.

كان ذلك الضّجيج صاخبا.

This noise is deafening.

هذا الضّجيج يصمّ الآذان.

Anthropogenic underwater noise pollution

التلوث الضوضائي الاصطناعي تحت سطح الماء

Is there a colloquial word for "noise"?

In many dialects people say "صوت عالي" (loud sound) or "ضجة".

Can "noise" be used metaphorically?

Yes, e.g., "political noise" translates to "ضوضاء سياسية".