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swimming in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sibāḥ
- Arabizi
sibaha- Type
- noun · feminine
- Root
- س ب ح
How to use it
Swimming (السِّبَاحَة) is a feminine noun meaning the activity of moving in water. Use it with the definite article when speaking generally. The verb is يَسْبَحُ (yaspahu).
Example sentences
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أُحِبُّ السِّبَاحَةَ في البَحْرِ.
uḥibbu as-sibāḥata fī al-baḥri.
I love swimming in the sea.
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تُقَدِّمُ المَدرَسَةُ دُرُوسًا في السِّبَاحَةِ.
tuqaddimu al-madrasa dūrūsan fī as-sibāḥati.
The school offers swimming lessons.
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السِّبَاحَةُ تُعْدٌّ رياضةً صِحِّيَّةً.
as-sibāḥatu tuʿiddun riyāḍatan ṣiḥḥiyyatan.
Swimming is a healthy sport.
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.
No swimming.
سباحة ممنوعة
Swimming is easy.
السباحة أمر سهل.
Layla kept swimming.
واصلت ليلى السّباحة.
I'd rather go swimming.
أفضّل لو ذهبت للسباحة.
I used to love swimming.
كنت أحب السباحة.
Layla just kept swimming.
واصلت ليلى السّباحة فحسب.
Can I go swimming, Mother?
هل لي أن أذهب للسباحة يا أمي؟
I'm swimming in the ocean.
أسبح في المحيط.
I prefer swimming to skiing.
أنا أفضل السباحة على التزلج.
She likes swimming in summer.
إنها تحب السباحة في الصيف.
Swimming at night is dangerous.
السباحة ليلاً خطرة.
The children were swimming naked.
كان الأطفالُ يسبَحون عُراةً.
Questions and answers
Is swimming a sport or a leisure activity?
It can be both; the word itself does not specify.
How do I say ‘I am swimming’?
قُل: أَسْبَحُ (ʾasbaḥu) أو أَنا أَسْبَحُ.
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