English → Arabic
suit in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- badlat
- Arabizi
badla- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- بَدَلٌ badalun
- Root
- ب د ل
How to use it
بَدْلَةٌ is the common word for a man's or woman's formal outfit, especially a jacket and trousers. It is feminine in Arabic, regardless of the wearer’s gender. Use the indefinite form when speaking generally.
Example sentences
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اِشْتَرَيْتُ بَدْلَةً أَزْرَقَةً لِلْعَمَلِ.
ishtaraytu badlatan azraqa lil-ʿamali.
I bought a blue suit for work.
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تَظْهَرُ بِبَدْلَةٍ أَنِيقَةٍ فِي الحَفْلَةِ.
taẓharu bi-badlatin anīqatin fī al-ḥaflat-i.
She looks elegant in a suit at the party.
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يُقَدِّمُ الْمُدِيرُ بَدْلَةً جَدِيدَةً فِي الاِجْتِمَاعِ.
yuqaddimu al-mudīru badlatan jadīdatan fī al-ijtimāʿi.
The manager presents a new suit in the meeting.
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.
One Suit
مجموعة واحدة
That suit looks expensive.
تبدو تلك البدلة غالية الثمن.
Japan’s banks followed suit.
ثم حذت البنوك اليابانية حذوها.
Your necktie matches your suit.
ربطة عنقك تليق ببزتك.
This tie doesn't go with my suit.
ربطة العنق هذه لا تليق ببزتي.
These clothes suit you fabulously.
إنّ هذه الملابس تناسبك بشكل رائع.
More recent empires followed suit.
و تبع ذلك بقليل ظهور إمبراطوريات.
Another suit. LG: Diamonds, perfect.
صنف اخر. ال جي: الديناري, ممتاز.
That suit doesn't fit Tom very well.
هذه البدلة لا تناسب توم بشكل جيد.
Others should feel encouraged to follow suit.
وينبغي لآخرين أن يتشجعوا ويحذوا حذوهم.
Other countries, one hopes, will follow suit.
وإن المرء ليتمنى أن تحذو بلدان أخرى حذوها.
Other low-income countries should follow suit.
ويتعين على غيرها من البلدان ذات الدخول المنخفضة أن تحذو حذوها.
Questions and answers
Is بَدْلَةٌ always formal?
Mostly yes, but it can also refer to a simple matching set of clothes.
What is the plural?
The regular plural is بَدَلٌ (badalun).
Related words and expressions
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