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sitting in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- juloos
- Arabizi
juloos- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ج ل س
How to use it
الْجُلُوسُ is the noun for the act of sitting. It is masculine and used in formal contexts; everyday speech often uses the verb جَلَسَ.
Example sentences
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الْجُلُوسُ فِي المَكْتَبِ يَجْعَلُني أَشْعُرُ بِالْهَدْوءِ.
al‑juloosu fī al‑maktabi yaj‘alunī ash‘uru bil‑hadu’
Sitting in the office makes me feel calm.
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أُحِبُّ الْجُلُوسَ مَعَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ بَعْدَ العَمَلِ.
uḥibbu al‑juloosa ma‘a al‑aṣdiqā’i ba‘da al‑‘amali
I love sitting with friends after work.
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الْجُلُوسُ طَوِيلٌ يَسْبِبُ أَلَمَ الظَّهْرِ.
al‑juloosu ṭawīlun yasbibu al‑‘alama al‑ẓahri
Long sitting causes back pain.
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.
Sitting Woman
امرأة جالسة
Sitting Woman right
امرأة جالسة يمين
People sitting firm.
الناس يجلسون.
Sami is sitting in jail.
سامي قابع في السّجن.
He's sitting on the bench.
إنهُ يجلس على المَقعد.
Sami was sitting on the bed.
كان سامي جالسا على السّرير.
He was sitting drinking wine.
كان جالسا، يحتسي النبيذ.
She is accustomed to sitting.
إنّها معتادة على الجلوس.
Sitting in the gardens, asking
« في جنات يتساءلون » بينهم.
I'm sitting alone in my house.
أجلس وحيداً في بيتي.
Sami was sitting in this chair.
كان سامي جالسا على هذا الكرسي.
Who's that girl sitting over there?
من تكون تلك الفتاة الجالسة هناك؟
Questions and answers
Is there a verb form?
Yes, جَلَسَ means ‘to sit’.
Can I use it for animals?
Yes, the noun works for any creature that sits.
Related words and expressions
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