English → Arabic
smell in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- rāʾiḥah
- Arabizi
ra'iha- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- رَوائِحٌ rawāʾiḥ
- Root
- ر و ح
How to use it
"Smell" as a noun is رَائِحَةٌ, a feminine word. Its plural رَوائِح is used for different odors. It can also be used metaphorically for reputation (رائحة طيبة).
Example sentences
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تَملَأُ الغُرْفَةُ بِرَائِحَةِ القَهْوَةِ.
tamlaʾu al-ghurfah bi-rāʾiḥati al-qahwah.
The room fills with the smell of coffee.
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أحبُّ رَائِحَةَ الزُّهُورِ فِي الربيعِ.
uḥibbu rāʾiḥata al-zuhūr fī al-rabīʿ.
I love the smell of flowers in spring.
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رَأْيتُ رَائِحَةً غريبةً في المطبخ.
raʾītu rāʾiḥatan ġarībah fī al-maṭbakh.
I noticed a strange smell in the kitchen.
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.
I smell gas.
أنا أشم الغاز.
The smell of alcohol,
رائحة الكحول,
You smell like chocolate.
تفوح منك رائحة الشوكولاتة.
I smell something rotten.
أشم رائحة شيء عفن.
Tom lost his sense of smell.
فقد توم حاسة الشم.
I hate the smell of alcohol.
أكره رائحة الكحول.
The smell of death still lingers.
خواطري كلّها منشغلة بضحايا مجزرة رابعة؛ فرائحة الموت مازالت تفوح.
The smell of food made me hungry.
جعلتني رائحة الطعام جائعاً.
I smell something burning, Mother.
أشتم رائحة حريق يا أمي.
The smell is characteristic of garlic.
الرائحة من مميزات الثوم.
Have a smell of that, mister cameraman.
لديها رائحة ذلك، سيدي المصور.
He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, "Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Yahweh has blessed.
فتقدم وقبّله. فشم رائحة ثيابه وباركه. وقال انظر. رائحة ابني كرائحة حقل قد باركه الرب.
Questions and answers
Can "smell" be a verb?
Yes, the verb is شَمَّ (shamma) meaning to sniff or smell.
Is there a word for a pleasant smell?
A pleasant smell is رائحة طيبة أو عبق.
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