English → Arabic
roll in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- rūl
- Arabizi
rulun- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- رُولاتٌ rūlātun
Other meanings
- تَدَحْرَجَ tadahraja — roll · to turn over or move by turning
How to use it
"Roll" can be a noun meaning a small, round piece of bread or a list, and a verb meaning to turn over or move by turning. As a verb it is regular in past (tadahraja) and present (yutadahraju).
Example sentences
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أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَأْكُلَ رُولًا مِنَ الخُبْزِ.
aḥbabtu an aʾakula rūlan mina al‑khubzi.
I wanted to eat a roll of bread.
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تَدَحْرَجَتِ الكُرَةُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.
tadahrajati al‑kuratu ʿalā al‑arḍi.
The ball rolled on the ground.
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قَدَّمَ المُدَرِّسُ رُولًا مِنَ الدَّرْسِ لِلْطُلَّابِ.
qaddama al‑mudarrisū rūlan mina al‑darsi lil‑ṭullābi.
The teacher gave a roll of the lesson to the students.
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.
Roll-call votes 40 54.
35- تصويب المحاضر الموجزة المؤقتة 40
Roll-call votes 76 54.
المادة الصفحة
Roll-call votes 144 54.
53- التصويت بنداء الأسماء 160
Roll-call votes 182 56.
55- التصويت بنداء الأسماء 200
I saw the window roll down.
رأيت النّافذة تنزل.
Let the Good Times Roll Again?
الأوقات الطيبة من جديد
Honor roll students (individuals)
مدرسون حاصلون على جائزة التفوق
Even rock and roll played a part.
وحتى موسيقى "الروك آند رول" كان لها دور في كل ذلك.
And D.B. will probably roll toward you.
و د.ب ربما يبدأ بالتدحرج نحوك.
Actually, could you roll the clip, please?
في الواقع، هلا ادرتم العرض، من فضلكم؟
Day four, the roll call begins, the roll call ends, and our names aren’t called.
اليوم الرابع، التفقد، انتهى التفقد، لم يُنادَ علينا.
Taking note of the Roll Back Malaria Global Strategic Plan 2005-2015 developed by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership,
وإذ تحيط علما بالخطة الاستراتيجية العالمية لدحر الملاريا للفترة 2005-2015 التي وضعتها الشراكة من أجل دحر الملاريا،
Questions and answers
How do I use "roll" as a verb in a sentence?
You can say, "The ball rolled down the hill."
Is "roll" countable as a noun?
Yes, you can say "a roll" or "two rolls" when referring to bread.
Related words and expressions
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