English → Arabic
suicide in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- intihār
- Arabizi
intihar- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ن ح ر
How to use it
اِنْتِحَار is a masculine noun meaning the act of taking one’s own life. It is a serious, sensitive topic; use it with care and in appropriate contexts.
Example sentences
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اِسْتَشَارَ الطَّبِيبُ مَعَ المَرِيضِ بَعْدَ اِنْتِحَارِهِ.
istašāra al-ṭabību maʿa al-marīḍi baʿda intihārihi.
The doctor consulted the patient after his suicide.
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تُعَدُّ اِنْتِحَارُ الشَّبَابِ مَسْأَلَةً جَدِيْدَةً فِي المُجْتَمَعِ.
tuʿaddu intihāru al-shabābi masʾalatan jadīdatan fī al-mujtamaʿi.
Youth suicide is a new issue in society.
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قَامَتِ الحُكُومَةُ بِحَمْلِ حَمْلَةٍ لِلتَوْعِيَةِ ضِدَّ اِنْتِحَارِ.
qāmat al-ḥukūmatu biḥamli tawʿiyyati ḍidda intihār.
The government launched an awareness campaign against suicide.
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.
A Greek Suicide?
انتحار يوناني؟
Harvest of Suicide
حصاد الانتحار
Sami attempted suicide.
حاول سامي الانتحار.
Layla committed suicide.
انتحرت ليلى.
Layla tried to commit suicide.
حاولت ليلى الانتحار.
Sami must have committed suicide.
لا بدّ من أنّ سامي قتل نفسه.
The popular singer committed suicide.
انتحرت المغنية الشهيرة.
Amer committed suicide on 14 September.
ولكن عامر انتحر في 14 سبتمبر.
For farmers, it translates into suicide.
أما بالنسبة للمزارعين فإنها تعني الانتحار.
The January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks were a series of four consecutive suicide bombings in Iraq.
الهجمات الانتحارية العراقية 2011 يناير هي ثلاث تفجيرات انتحارية متتالية حدثت في العراق.
Suicide and attempted suicide, while previously criminally punishable, is no longer in most Western countries.
الانتحار ومحاولات الانتحار، بينما في السابق كان يعاقب عليها جنائيا، لم تعد في معظم البلدان الغربية.
By 1879, English law began to distinguish between suicide and homicide, although suicide still resulted in forfeiture of estate.
قبل عام 1879، بدأ القانون الإنجليزي التمييز بين الانتحار و القتل، على الرغم من أن الانتحار لا يزال يسفر عن مصادرة العقارات.
Questions and answers
Is there a verb for suicide?
Yes, the verb is اِنْتَحَرَ (to commit suicide).
Is suicide legal in Islamic law?
Classical Islamic jurisprudence considers it a prohibited act (haram).
Related words and expressions
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