English → Arabic
shade in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ẓill
- Arabizi
zill- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ظ ل ل
How to use it
"Shade" (ظِلٌّ) is used for the shadow that blocks sunlight. It is a masculine noun; you can say "ظِلٌّ بارد" for a cool shade. In everyday speech the definite form is often used: "في الظِلّ" (in the shade).
Example sentences
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الْشَّمْسُ سَاطِعَةٌ فَأَحْتَاجُ إِلَى ظِلٍّ.
aš-šamsu sāṭiʿatun fa-aḥtāju ilā ẓillin.
The sun is bright so I need shade.
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أَجْلِسْ تَحْتَ الظِّلِّ لِتَقْرَأَ كِتَابًا.
ʾajlis taḥta aẓ-ẓilli li-taqraʾ kitāban.
Sit in the shade to read a book.
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الْحَدِيقَةُ مُمْتَلِئَةٌ بِالظِّلِّ وَالأَشْجَارِ.
al-ḥadīqatu mumtaliʾatun bi-aẓ-ẓilli wa-l-ʾashjāri.
The garden is full of shade and trees.
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.
And shade extended
« وظل ممدود » دائم.
nor shade and heat
« ولا الظل ولا الحرور » الجنة والنار.
and spreading shade
« وظل ممدود » دائم.
And extended shade.
« وظل ممدود » دائم.
and continuous shade,
« وظل ممدود » دائم.
In shade long-extended,
« وظل ممدود » دائم.
And a shade ever-spread.
« وظل ممدود » دائم.
And in everlasting shade.
« وظل ممدود » دائم.
nor shade and torrid heat;
« ولا الظل ولا الحرور » الجنة والنار.
and amid the extended shade
« وماء مسكوب » جار دائما.
the shade and the torrid heat;
« ولا الظل ولا الحرور » الجنة والنار.
Nor shade and heat of sunshine.
« ولا الظل ولا الحرور » الجنة والنار.
Questions and answers
Can I use "ظِلٌّ" for a figurative shade, like "shade of doubt"?
Usually a different word is used for abstract meanings, such as "غموض" or "ظلّ الشك".
Is there a plural for "ظِلٌّ"?
The plural is "ظِلُول" (ẓilūl), but it is rarely needed in everyday speech.
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