English → Arabic
someone in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- shakhṣun mā
- Arabizi
sh5s ma- Type
- pronoun · masculine
How to use it
This phrase is used when you want to refer to a person without specifying who they are. It's a common way to talk about an unknown or anonymous individual.
Example sentences
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طَرَقَ بَابَ البَيْتِ شَخْصٌ مَا.
ṭaraqa bāba al-bayti shakhṣun mā.
Someone knocked on the house door.
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أَعْطَى الرَّجُلُ الطَّعَامَ لِشَخْصٍ مَا.
aʿṭā ar-rajulu aṭ-ṭaʿāma li-shakhṣin mā.
The man gave food to someone.
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هَلْ رَأَيْتَ شَخْصًا مَا فِي الحَدِيقَةِ؟
hal raʾayta shakhṣan mā fī al-ḥadīqati?
Did you see someone in the garden?
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.
Did someone die?
هل توفي أحد؟
Sami called someone.
اتّصل سامي بشخص ما.
Can I bring someone?
هل أستطيع أن أُحضر أحداً معي؟
Someone is calling you.
أحدهم يتصل بك.
And someone asked,"Why?"
وسأل أحدهم "لماذا؟"
Someone stole my wallet.
أحدهم سرق محفظتي.
Someone is watching you.
هناك من ينظر إليك.
Please ask someone else.
اسأل شخصا آخر من فضلك.
Someone stole my dartboard.
احدهم سرق لوح السهام المريشة خاصتي.
Someone finally called 911.
وأخيرا اتصل أحدهم ب 911.
Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a sinner? They are not equal.
« أَفمن كان مؤمنا كمن كان فاسقا لا يستوون » أي المؤمنون والفاسقون.
Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a transgressor? They are not equal.
« أَفمن كان مؤمنا كمن كان فاسقا لا يستوون » أي المؤمنون والفاسقون.
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