track in Arabic: مسار (masār) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

أَثَر ʾathar — trail · track, trace, footprint
مَدَار madār — lane · orbit, track (of a celestial body)

How to use it

The word 'track' can be translated into Arabic in several ways depending on the context. 'Masār' (مَسَار) refers to a path or course, 'ʾathar' (أَثَر) refers to a trace or footprint, and 'madār' (مَدَار) is used for the orbit or track of celestial bodies.

Example sentences

اَلْحَيَوَانُ تَرَكَ أَثَرًا فِي اَلطِّينِ.

al-ḥayawānu taraka ʾatharan fī aṭ-ṭīni.

The animal left a track in the mud.
اَلْمَسَارُ مُعَلَّمٌ بِإِشَارَاتٍ.

al-masāru muʿallamun bi-ʾishārātin.

The track is marked with signs.
اَلْأَرْضُ تَدُورُ فِي مَدَارٍ حَوْلَ اَلشَّمْسِ.

al-ʾarḍu tadūru fī madārin ḥawla ash-shamsi.

The Earth revolves in an orbit around the sun.

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.

Track {0}

المقطوعة {0}

Split Track

تقطيع المقطوعة

Track length:

طول المقطوعة:

Two-track policy

السياسة ذات المسارين

Invalid track mode

نمط مقطوعة غير صالح

Copying data track

يجري نسخ مقطع بيانات

Copying audio track

يجري نسخ مقطع الصوت

Split track manually

تقطيع المقطوعة يدويًا

The track wasn't split.

لم تُقسّم المقطوعة.

Split the selected track

فسّم المسار المحدد

A single-track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track.

المسار الفردي هو مسار للسكك الحديدية بحيث تتقاسم القطارات نفس المسار في كلا الاتجاهين.

Keep to the track, to the beaten track; Never return to the bridges you've burned.

إلزم مسارك.. مهما حفته الصعاب لا ترجع الى الجسور التي أحرقتها خلفك

Questions and answers

What is the difference between 'masār' and 'ʾathar'?

'Masār' (مَسَار) is a planned or defined path, like a race track. 'ʾAthar' (أَثَر) is a mark left behind, like footprints.

Can 'track' mean a song?

No, the Arabic word for a song track is usually 'ugniyah' (أُغْنِيَة) or 'naghmah' (نَغْمَة).