separation in Arabic: انفصال (infiṣāl) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

فُرْقَة furqa — separation · a group split, a band

How to use it

"Separation" translates as اِنفِصَالٌ when you talk about the act of splitting or dividing something, like people, ideas, or objects. It is a masculine noun; its plural is اِنفِصَالَاتٌ. In everyday speech you may also hear فُرْقَةٌ for a group that has split. Use it with verbs like حدث (to happen) or تسبب (to cause).

Example sentences

اِنفِصَالُ الأَصْدِقَاءِ صَعِبٌ.

Infiṣālu al-aṣdiqāʾi ṣaʿībun.

Separation of friends is hard.
اِنفِصَالُ البِلادِ يَجْلِبُ حُزْنًا.

Infiṣālu al-bilādi yajlību ḥuznan.

The country's separation brings sadness.
اِنفِصَالُ الأَجْنِسَةِ فِي المَكْتَبِ سَرِيعٌ.

Infiṣālu al-ajnisati fī al-maktabi sarīʿun.

Separation of genders in the office is quick.

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.

Establishment of a separation fund

رابعا - إنشاء صندوق لانتهاء الخدمة

Separation of children from parents

فصل الأولاد عن والديهم

Regulation 14.2 (separation of duties):

البند 14-2 (الفصل بين الواجبات):

Separation of powers and local democracy

4 - الفصل بين السلطات والديمقراطية المحلية

We were used to the separation of powers.

وقالت إننا اعتدنا على فصل السلطات.

(a) Upholding the separation of powers by:

(أ) دعم فصل السلطات كما يلي:

Separation from parents and alternative care

الانفصال عن الوالدين والرعاية البديلة

The separation of functions was quite clear.

وكان الفصل بين الوظائف واضحاً تماماً.

Separation of part or parts of the territory

انفصال جزء أو أجزاء من الإقليم

They announced their separation in July 2011.

ثمّ أعلنوا إنفصالهم في يوليو 2011.

Leila Hatami and Peyman Moadi in "A Separation."

حبيب ماجدي/سوني بيكتشرز كلاسيك

Separation of forces and areas of limitation maintained

الإبقاء على الفصل بين القوات والمناطق المحددة التسلح

Questions and answers

Can "separation" be used for legal divorce?

Yes, you can say اِنفِصَالٌ قانونيٌّ for a legal separation, but divorce is usually طَلَاقٌ.

Is there a short informal word for "separation"?

People often say فُرْقَة when referring to a group splitting up.