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shoes in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- aḥḏiyah
- Arabizi
ahdhiyah- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- أَحْذِيَةٌ aḥḏiyāʾ
How to use it
"Shoes" is a feminine plural noun in MSA. The singular is "حِذَاء" (ḥiḏāʾ). When referring to a pair, Arabic uses the plural form "أَحْذِيَة".
Example sentences
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اشْتَرَيْتُ أَحْذِيَةً جَدِيدَةً.
ishtaraytu aḥḏiyatan jadīdatan.
I bought new shoes.
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تَرْكُ الأَحْذِيَةِ فِي المَدْرَسَةِ مَمنوعٌ.
tarki al-aḥḏiyī al-fī al-madrasa tamnūʿun.
Leaving shoes inside the school is prohibited.
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هَذِهِ الأَحْذِيَةُ مَريحةٌ جِدًّا.
hādhihi al-aḥḏiyā al-murīḥatu jiddan.
These shoes are very comfortable.
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.
The shoes...
حذائي... حسنًا!
Sami liked shoes.
كان سامي يحبّ الأحذية.
Where're the shoes?
أين الأحذية؟
I wanted red shoes.
أردت الحذاء الأحمر.
Take off your shoes.
اخلع نعلَيْك.
Your shoes are here.
حذاءك هنا.
These shoes are hers.
ذلك حذاءها.
Whose shoes are these?
لمن هذين الحذائين؟
Sami cleaned his shoes.
نظّف سامي حذاءه.
These shoes fit my feet.
هذا الحذاء على مقاسي.
Sami's shoes were missing.
ضاع حذاء سامي.
Take yourself out of your shoes, put yourself into the shoes of another person."
تأخذ نفسك خارج مكانك، ضع نفسك في مكان شخص آخر.
Questions and answers
What is the singular of "shoes"?
The singular is "حِذَاء" (ḥiḏāʾ).
Can I use "أحذية" without the article?
Yes, in indefinite contexts you say "أحذية".
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