English → Arabic
pearl in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- luʾluʾah
- Arabizi
lu2lu2eh- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- لآلِئ laʾāliʾ
- Root
- ل ؤ ل
How to use it
The word 'luʾluʾah' (لؤلؤة) refers to a single pearl. The plural is 'laʾāliʾ' (لآلئ). It's a precious gem often associated with beauty and value.
Example sentences
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كانت القلادة تحتوي على لؤلؤة كبيرة.
kānat il-qilādah taḥtawī ʿalā luʾluʾatin kabīrah.
The necklace contained a large pearl.
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اللؤلؤ الطبيعي نادر وغالٍ.
al-luʾluʾu ṭ-ṭabīʿiyyu nādirun wa ghālin.
Natural pearl is rare and expensive.
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اشترى هدية على شكل لؤلؤة.
ish-tarā hadiyyatan ʿalā shakli luʾluʾatin.
He bought a pearl-shaped gift.
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.
Why Remember Pearl Harbor?
لماذا نتذكر بيرل هاربور؟
From them emerge the pearl and the coral.
يخرج من البحرين بقدرة الله اللؤلؤ والمَرْجان.
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
يخرج من البحرين بقدرة الله اللؤلؤ والمَرْجان.
But Pearl Harbor was in no way inevitable.
ولم تكن عملية بيرل هاربور مُـحَـتَّمة بأي حال من الأحوال.
Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
يخرج من البحرين بقدرة الله اللؤلؤ والمَرْجان.
From them come forth the pearl and the coral.
« يَُخرج » بالبناء للمفعول والفاعل « منهما » من مجموعهما الصادق بأحدهما وهو الملح « اللؤلؤ المرجان » خرز أحمر أو صغار اللؤلؤ.
He wants to buy a pearl necklace for his wife.
يريد شراء عقد لؤلؤ لزوجته.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
هاجم اليابانيون ميناء بيرل في السابع من ديسيمبر عام واحد و أربعين.
Nellie McKay sings "Mother of Pearl" and "If I Had You"
نيلي مككاي تُغني " والدة اللؤلؤ " و " إن كنت معي "
Hawaii is often referred to as "The Pearl of the Pacific."
عادة ما تُدعى هاواي "لؤلؤة المحيط الهادي".
When it does – Pearl Harbor, September 2001 – all hell breaks loose.
وعندما فعل ــ في بيرل هاربور، وفي هجمات سبتمبر 2001 ــ انفتحت كل أبواب الجحيم.
* Schools named for Pearl:** In May 2007, the Communications Technology Magnet School at Birmingham High School was renamed the Daniel Pearl Journalism and Communications Magnet.
وفي شهر مايو 2007، تم تغيير اسم مدرسة الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المغناطيس بمدرسة برمنغهام الثانوية إلى مدرسة دانيال بيرل للصحافة والاتصالات.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between natural and cultured pearls?
Natural pearls form spontaneously, while cultured pearls are formed with human intervention, inserting a bead or tissue into the oyster. Both are real pearls.
What does the root 'l-ʾ-l' suggest?
The root 'l-ʾ-l' (ل ؤ ل) is reduplicated, meaning the word itself is formed by repeating parts. This is common for precious materials or things that are round and numerous.
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