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nose in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾanf
- Arabizi
anf- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَنْفَانِ ʾanfān
- Root
- أ ن ف
How to use it
"nose" is a common body-part noun. Arabic uses أنف (ʾanf) for the organ of smell. It is masculine, and its regular plural is أنفان (ʾanfān).
Example sentences
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أَشْعُرُ بِأَلَمٍ فِي أَنْفِي.
ʾashʿuru biʾalam fī ʾanfī.
I feel pain in my nose.
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الرَّائِحَةُ تَأْتِي مِنْ أَنْفِكَ.
al-rāʾiḥah taʾtī min ʾanfika.
The smell comes from your nose.
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قَصَصَ الطِّفْلُ عَنِ أَنْفِهِ الضَّخْمِ.
qaṣaṣa al-ṭifl ʿani ʾanfihi al-ḍakhmī.
The child talked about his big nose.
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.
My nose itches.
أنفي تريد حَكَّها
Wipe your nose.
نظف أنفك
Sami broke his nose.
كسر سامي أنفه.
I have a runny nose.
أنفي يسيل.
You have a big nose.
أنتَ لديكَ أنف كبير.
Don't pick your nose!
لا تعبث بإنفك!
Mary's nose was bleeding.
كان أنف ماري ينزف.
Going to scratch his nose.
سيهرش أنفه.
The rings, and nose jewels,
والخواتم وخزائم الانف
An elephant has a long nose.
لدى الفيل أنف طويل.
the signet rings, the nose rings,
والخواتم وخزائم الانف
Their nose -- you can see his nose is flared right now.
أنوفهم -- يمكنك رؤية فتحات أنفه تلمع في هذه اللحظة.
Questions and answers
Is there a colloquial word for nose?
In many dialects people say مناخير (manaḵīr) for the nostrils, but أنف is standard.
Can I say "my nose" as "أنفي"?
Yes, the possessive suffix -ي attaches: أنفي (ʾanfī).
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