English → Arabic
terror in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ruʿb
- Arabizi
ru3b- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ر ع ب
How to use it
« terror » translates to رُعْبٌ, the feeling of intense fear, often used in political contexts (terrorism). It is a masculine noun; the plural is rarely used.
Example sentences
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رُعْبٌ يَسْتَحِقُّ الإِقْتِصَادِ.
ruʿbun yastaḥiqu al-iqtiṣād.
Terror that warrants economic measures.
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الشَّعْبُ يَشْعُرُ بِرُعْبٍ بَعْدَ الهُجُومِ.
al-shaʿbu yashʿuru bi-ruʿbin baʿda al-hujūmi.
The people feel terror after the attack.
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رُعْبٌ يَسْتَحِقُّ التَّصَدِّيّ.
ruʿbun yastaḥiqu al-taṣaddī.
Terror that deserves confrontation.
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.
Crime and terror
الإطار 1
Drugs and terror
2 - المخدرات والإرهاب
Whose War on Terror?
حرب مَن ضد الإرهاب؟
The Terror Next Door.
الرعب في الدار المجاورة
The Media War on Terror
حرب الإعلام ضد الإرهاب
When the Terror descends
« إذا وقعت الواقعة » قامت القيامة.
She screamed with terror.
صرخت رعباً.
An Intelligent War on Terror
حرب ذكية ضد الإرهاب
The Visual Politics of Terror
سياسات الإرهاب البصرية
United With Putin Against Terror?
متحدون مع بوتن ضد الإرهاب؟
The French Climate-Terror Connection
الرابط الفرنسي بين المناخ والارهاب
Pervez Musharraf’s Minions of Terror
برويز مشرف وأتباع الإرهاب
Questions and answers
Is « terror » the same as « terrorism »?
No. « terror » is the feeling of fear; « terrorism » is « إرهاب » in Arabic.
Can « terror » be used figuratively?
Yes, you can speak of « terror of failure » meaning a strong fear of failing.
Related words and expressions
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