English → Arabic
thunder in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- raʿd
- Arabizi
ra3d- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ر ع د
How to use it
The word 'رعد' (raʿd) means the sound of thunder. It is often used with the word 'برق' (barq), which means lightning, as they are natural phenomena that occur together during storms.
Example sentences
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سمعتُ صوتَ رعدٍ قويٍّ.
samiʿtu ṣawta raʿdin qawiyyin.
I heard a loud sound of thunder.
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الرعدُ يخيفُ الأطفالَ.
ar-raʿdu yukhīfu al-aṭfāla.
Thunder scares children.
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كان هناك رعدٌ وبرقٌ.
kāna hunāka raʿdun wa-barqun.
There was thunder and lightning.
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.
Lightning precedes thunder.
البرقُ يسبقُ الرعدَ
After the lightning, came the thunder.
بعد البرق جاء الرعد.
Lightning normally accompanies thunder.
يصاحب البرق الرعد عادة.
It was not thunder, but the sound of bombs falling.
لم يكن رعد، لكنه كان صوت القنابل.
Suddenly a loud roar of thunder – one, then another.
فجأة صوت زئير كالرعد - واحد، وآخر.
So destroyed were the Thamud by a storm of thunder and lightning;
« فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية » بالصيحة المجاوزة للحد في الشدة.
* Mawdsley, Evan "Thunder in the East: the Nazi–Soviet War, 1941–1945".
* ماودسلي، إيفان "Thunder in the East: the Nazi-Soviet War, 1941–1945".
the Thamud were destroyed by a terrible storm of thunder and lightning;
« فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية » بالصيحة المجاوزة للحد في الشدة.
At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
من انتهارك تهرب من صوت رعدك تفر.
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
هل انت تعطي الفرس قوته وتكسو عنقه عرفا
After his rookie season, the team moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder.
و و بعد موسم الناشئين لديورانت أنتقل الفريق إلى مدينة أوكلاهوما.
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
« فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية » بالصيحة المجاوزة للحد في الشدة.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between thunder and lightning?
Lightning is the bright flash of light we see in the sky during a storm, while thunder is the loud sound we hear after the lightning.
Are there other weather-related words?
Yes, such as 'مطر' (maṭar) for rain, 'عاصفة' (ʿāṣifah) for storm, and 'رياح' (riyāḥ) for wind.
Related words and expressions
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