saving in Arabic: ادخار (iddikhār) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

إنقاذ ʾinqādh — saving · the act of rescuing someone or something from danger

How to use it

The English word 'saving' has two main meanings in Arabic. 'Iddikhār' (ادخار) refers to saving money. 'Inqādh' (إنقاذ) refers to rescuing someone or something from danger. The context will usually make it clear which meaning is intended.

Example sentences

ادِّخارُ الْمَالِ يُسَاعِدُ عَلَى تَحْقِيقِ الْأَهْدَافِ.

iddikhāru l-māli yusāʿidu ʿalā taḥqīqi l-ʾahdāfi.

Saving money helps achieve goals.
يَقُومُ رِجَالُ الْإِطْفَاءِ بِعَمَلِيَّةِ إنْقَاذٍ.

yaqūmu rijālu l-ʾiṭfāʾi bi-ʿamaliyyati ʾinqādin.

Firefighters are carrying out a rescue.
بَدَأَ فِي ادِّخَارِ الْمَالِ لِشِرَاءِ سَيَّارَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.

badaʾa fī iddikhāri l-māli li-shirāʾi sayyāratin jadīdatin.

He started saving money to buy a new car.

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.

Saving

يجري الحفظ

Saving clause

شرط وقاية

Saving Ukraine

إنقاذ اوكرانيا

Saving the House

إنقاذ البيت

Saving Global Order

إنقاذ النظام العالمي

Saving Central America

إنقاذ أميركا الوسطى

Saving General Petraeus

إنقاذ الجنرال بترايوس

America’s Saving Surprise

أميركا ومفاجأة الادخار

Saving Greece, Saving Europe

إنقاذ أوروبا بإنقاذ اليونان

Saving France, Saving Europe

إنقاذ فرنسا يعني إنقاذ أوروبا

Household saving is only one part of net national saving.

إن مدخرات الأسر تشكل جزءاً واحداً فقط من صافي الادخار الوطني.

Saving. A domestic saving rate in excess of 50% has served China well.

الادخار: لقد خدم معدل الادخار المحلي الذي تجاوز 50% الصين إلى حد كبير.

Questions and answers

Is 'saving' always a noun in Arabic?

The noun forms are 'iddikhār' (saving money) and 'inqādh' (rescuing). The verb 'to save' is 'adkhara' (ادخر) for money, and 'anqadha' (أنقذ) for rescuing.

Can 'saving' be used as an adjective in Arabic?

Yes, as in 'saving grace'. This would usually be translated using a descriptive phrase, like 'نعمة منقذة' (niʿmah muniqidhah - a saving grace) or 'نعمة خلاص' (niʿmah khalāṣ - a grace of salvation).