transport in Arabic: موصلات (mawṣilāt) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

نَقَلَ naqala — transport · to transport

How to use it

"Transport" can be a noun meaning the system of moving people or goods, or a verb meaning to carry something from one place to another. In Arabic the noun is المَوْصِلَات (feminine) and the verb is نَقَلَ. Use the noun when talking about buses, trains, etc., and the verb when describing the act of moving items.

Example sentences

سَافَرَتِ العِائِلَةُ بِالْقِطَارِ إلى المَدِينَةِ.

sāfarat al-ʿāʾila bi-l-qiṭār ilā al-madīna.

The family traveled by train to the city.
يُساعِدُ النَّقْلُ البَضائِعَ على الوُصُولِ إلى السُّوقِ.

yusāʿidu al-naql al-baḍāʾiʿa ʿalā al-wuṣūl ilā al-sūq.

Transporting goods helps them reach the market.
المَوْصِلَاتُ العَامَّةُ فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ مَكْتُومَةٌ.

al-mawṣilātu al-ʿāmma fī hādhihi al-madīna maktūmata.

Public transport in this city is crowded.

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.

Transport:

النقـل:

E. Transport

هاء - النقل

Transport law

7- قانون النقل

(j) Transport;

(ي) النقل؛

Ground transport

النقل البري

Transport Section

التبرير

Wireless Transport

ناقل لاسلكيّ

Multimodal transport

النقل المتعدد الوسائط

Transport Unit Transport officer (FS-5) (Proposed post)

موظف نقل )خدمة ميدانية - ٥( )وظيفة مقترحة(

Good-quality transport service has been provided by the Transport Section.

ووفر قسم النقل خدمة نقل ذات نوعية جيدة.

Draft article 33—Issuance of the transport document or electronic transport record

مشروع المادة 33- إصدار مستند النقل أو سجل النقل الالكتروني

===Transport===The Department for Transport is the government body responsible for overseeing transport in England.

وزارة النقل هي الهيئة الحكومية المسؤولة عن الإشراف على النقل في إنجلترا.

Questions and answers

Is "transport" always masculine in Arabic?

No. The noun المَوْصِلَات is feminine, while the verb نَقَلَ has no gender.

Can I use "نَقَلَ" for people?

Yes, but for passengers you often say "نَقَلَ رُكَّابًا" or use "اِسْتَقَلَّ" for public transport.