English → Arabic
noon in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ẓuhr
- Arabizi
zuhr- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ظ ه ر
How to use it
"Noon" refers to the middle of the day, when the sun is at its highest point. In Modern Standard Arabic the word is الظُّهْرُ (aẓ-ẓuhr). It is a masculine noun and is used without the definite article when speaking generally, but with ال when specific, e.g., في الظُّهْرِ (at noon).
Example sentences
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سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الوَقْتِ الَّذِي يَجْلِسُ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ فِي الظُّهْرِ.
saʾaltuhu ʿani al-waqti al-ladhī yajlisu fīhi al-shamsu fī aẓ-ẓuhr
I asked him what time the sun is at noon.
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نَحْنُ نَتَغَدَّى فِي الظُّهْرِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
naḥnu nataġaddā fī aẓ-ẓuhr kulla yawmin
We have lunch at noon every day.
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الظُّهْرُ هُوَ أَفْضَلُ وَقْتٍ لِلدِّرَاسَةِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ.
aẓ-ẓuhr huwa afḍalu waqtin li-d-dirāsati baʿda aẓ-ẓuhr
Noon is the best time for studying after lunch.
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.
Noon Arabia
نون عربيه
High Noon at the IMF
حان الآن وقت تدخل صندوق النقد الدولي
Another Balkan High Noon
البلقان وتطور آخر خطير
The meeting rose at noon.
هذا المحضر قابل للتصويب.
Yemeni Noon Arabia tweets:
ويدون اليمني Noor Arabia على تويتر:
The 'Noon' book fair logo.
شعار معرض نون للكتاب المستعمل.
High Noon in the Middle East
ذروة الأزمة في الشرق الأوسط
By noon nothing has happened…
قبل الظهر لم يحدث شيء.
They closed all the roads from noon.
من طريق ابو حدريه الى كبري القاعده الجويه
Noon Arabia also shares reactions here.
كما شاركت نون عربية ردود أفعال يمكن الاطلاع عليها من هنا.
And Yemeni blogger Noon Arabia concludes:
وعلقت المدونة اليمنية نون عربية:
Sami performed the noon prayer with Fadil.
صلّى سامي صلاة الظّهر مع فاضل.
Questions and answers
Is "noon" the same as "midday"?
Yes, both mean the middle of the day, around 12:00 pm.
Can I use "noon" for times like 1 pm?
Usually "noon" refers to the exact middle; for later times you would say "after noon" (after 12 pm).
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