English → Arabic
ridiculous in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sakhīf
- Arabizi
sakhif- Type
- adjective
- Root
- س خ ف
How to use it
"Ridiculous" describes something that is absurd or laughably unreasonable. It is used as an adjective and can modify nouns or stand alone.
Example sentences
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هذا الفيلم سَخِيفٌ جداً
hādhā al-fīlm sakhīfun jiddًا
This movie is very ridiculous
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تصرفه سَخِيفٌ وغير مبرر
taṣarrufuhu sakhīfun wa ghayru mubarrar
His behavior is ridiculous and unjustified
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الشرح سَخِيفٌ ولا يُفْهِمُ شيئًا
al-sharḥ sakhīfun lā yufhimu shay'an
The explanation is ridiculous and doesn't clarify anything
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.
Don't be ridiculous.
لا تكن سخيفاً!
STUPID? FOOLISH? RIDICULOUS?
سخافة؟ حماقة؟ بَلَه؟ نعم.
Furthermore it sounds ridiculous.
؟ وقعها سخيف كذلك.
That's kind of ridiculous. It's a total decoy.
هذا نوع من السخرية. انه خداع.
You're thinking, "That's just ridiculous. No way."
انت تظن "ان ذلك سخيف,مستحيل"
How ridiculous is that? Couldn't you make that from 300?
كم هذا سخيف؟ ألم تستطيعوا أن تصنعوها من 300 قطعة؟
We have from the sublime to the ridiculous, but they worked.
عملنا يتضمن العظيم والتافه، ولكنه نجح.
"Dima..." Al-Sayib said. "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard."
قال الصائب: "ديما... هذا أسخف ما سمعت على الإطلاق".
Palestinian Haitham Sabbah describes the one-eye veil as 'ridiculous.' He says:
وصف المدون الفلسطيني هيثم صباح نقاب العين الواحدة بأنه سخيف:
which is ridiculous, of course, but that's one of the excuses that managers give.
وهو أمر مثير للسخرية بطبيعة الحال, ولكن هذا واحد من الأعذار التي يعطيها المديرين.
It's a ridiculous statement by the official spokesman for the Ministry of Justice.
تصريح أحمق للمتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_العدل.
These two events have rendered Putin’s regime not only illegitimate, but also ridiculous.
والواقع أن هذين الحدثين لم يسهما في إفقاد نظام بوتن شرعيته فحسب، بل وأيضاً في إظهاره بمظهر مثير للسخرية.
Questions and answers
Can I use "ridiculous" for a person?
Yes, but it sounds strong; it suggests the person behaves absurdly.
Is "ridiculous" formal?
It is neutral and works in both spoken and written contexts.
Related words and expressions
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