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resource in Arabic

مَوْرِد

Pronunciation: mawrid
Arabizi: mawrid
Type: noun · masculine
Plural: مَوَارِدٌ mawārid
Root: و ر د

How to use it

"resource" translates to "مَوْرِد" in Modern Standard Arabic. It is a masculine noun; its plural is "مَوَارِد". Use it for anything that can be drawn upon, material, human, financial, etc. In technical and academic texts the word is very common.

Example sentences

المكتبةُ مَوْرِدٌ هامٌّ للباحثين.

al-maktaba muwridun hāmmun lil-bāḥithīn.

The library is a valuable resource for researchers.
نحتاجُ إلى مَوَارِدٍ إضافية لتطوير المشروع.

naḥtāju ilā mawāridan iḍāfiyatan li-taṭwīr al-mashrūʿ.

We need additional resources to develop the project.
المياهُ مَوْرِدٌ طبيعيٌّ لا غنى عنه.

al-māʾu mawridun ṭabīʿiyyun lā ġinā ʿanhu.

Water is an indispensable natural resource.

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.

Resource needs

ثالثا - الاحتياجات من الموارد

An i* resource

مورد i*

The Resource Hope

الأمل في الموارد

Resource constraints

المعوّقات المواردية

Resource requirements

2 - الاحتياجات من الموارد

Resource mobilization

سادسا - تعبئة الموارد

Human resource policies

سياسات الموارد البشرية

Asia’s Resource Scramble

فوضى الموارد في آسيا

Human resource requirements

الاحتياجات من الموارد البشرية

Domestic resource mobilization

تعبئة الموارد المحلية

Additional resource requirements

الاحتياجات الإضافية من الموارد

Resource requirements: $2,056,500

الاحتياجات من الموارد: 500 056 2 دولار

Questions and answers

Is there a feminine form?

No, "مَوْرِد" is always masculine; you can use "مَوْرِدَة" in colloquial speech for a specific type, but the standard term stays masculine.

What is the opposite of "resource"?

The opposite concept is "مَصْدَر" (source) when you mean the origin rather than the usable stock.

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Updated 2026-10-24