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restaurant in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- maṭʿam
- Arabizi
maṭ3am- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- مَطَاعِمٌ maṭāʿim
- Root
- ط ع م
How to use it
"Restaurant" is مَطْعَم in Arabic, a masculine noun. It can refer to any place where meals are served, from fast‑food joints to fine dining. Use the definite article when specifying a particular one: "المطعم".
Example sentences
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ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى المَطْعَمِ لتَناوَلِ الغَدَاءِ.
dhahabtu ilā al-maṭʿami li-tanāwuli al-ghadāʾi.
I went to the restaurant for lunch.
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المَطْعَمُ يَقدِّمُ أَطْبَاقًا مَحَلِّيَّةً.
al-maṭʿamu yaqaddimu aṭbāqan maḥalliyyatan.
The restaurant serves local dishes.
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حَجَزْتُ طَاوِلَةً فِي المَطْعَمِ لِلْعَشَاءِ.
ḥajaztu ṭāwilan fī al-maṭʿami lil-ʿashāʾi.
I booked a table at the restaurant for dinner.
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 father has a restaurant.
يملك أبي مطعماً.
We had dinner at a restaurant.
تناولنا العشاء في مطعم.
When does the restaurant close?
متى يُغلق المطعم؟
Sami's restaurant was very nice.
كان مطعم سامي رائعا.
Sami's restaurant was shut down.
أُغلق مطعم سامي.
I found a good Mexican restaurant.
وجدت مطعما مكسيكيا جيدا.
Can you recommend a good restaurant?
هل يمكنك أن تنصحني بمطعم جيد؟
Fadil opened a fast-food restaurant.
فتح فاضل مطعما للأكل الخفيف.
Sami still works in that restaurant.
لا يزال سامي يعمل في ذلك المطعم.
Our restaurant is better than that restaurant.
مطعمنا أفضل من ذاك المطعم.
A restaurant -- you might not want to just read about it, maybe you want to go to the restaurant.
وصفحة المطاعم.. في حال اردت ان تذهب بعد ان تتم قراءة المقالة
Automated restaurant or robotic restaurant is a restaurant that uses robots to do tasks such as delivering food and drinks to the tables and/or to cook the food.
المطعم الآلي (Automated restaurant) أو المطعم الروبوتي هو مطعم يستخدم الروبوت لأداء مهام مثل توصيل المأكولات والمشروبات إلى الموائد أو طهي الطعام أو كليهما.
Questions and answers
What is the plural of "مطعم"?
The plural is مَطَاعِم (maṭāʿim).
Is there a word for "fast‑food restaurant"?
Yes, "مَطْعَم سَرِيع" or "مَطْعَم وَفْر" is commonly used.
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