English → Arabic
trap in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- fakhkh
- Arabizi
fakh- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- فُخُوخٌ fukhūkh
- Root
- ف خ خ
How to use it
“Trap” translates to فَخّ in Arabic. It is a masculine noun; the plural is فُخُوخ. Use it for any device intended to catch animals, people, or objects, literal or figurative.
Example sentences
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وَضَعَ الصَّيَّادُ فَخًّا لِلطَّائِرِ.
waḍaʿa al-ṣayyādu fakhkhān lil-ṭāʾiri.
The hunter set a trap for the birds.
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انْقَلَبَتِ الأَجْنِحَةُ فِي الفَخِّ.
inqalabat al-ajniḥatu fī al-fakhkh.
The wings got caught in the trap.
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فَخٌّ مَكْنُونٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.
fakhkhun maknūnun fī al-ṭarīqi.
A hidden trap on the road.
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.
The Fed Trap
فخ الاحتياطي الفيدرالي
The Gaza Trap
مصيدة غزة
Trap Boy (ar)
Trap Boy (بالعربية)
'A death trap'
'مصيدة الموت'
The Security Trap
فخ الأمن
Sami set his trap.
نصب سامي فخّه.
The Inequality Trap
فخ التفاوت
It's a tourist trap.
انها مصيدة سياح.
Asia’s Inflation Trap
فخ التضخم في آسيا
Germany’s Hegemony Trap
ألمانيا وفخ الهيمنة
The Climate-Policy Trap
فخ سياسات المناخ
Europe’s Middle-Age Trap
أوروبا وفخ منتصف العمر
Questions and answers
Can “trap” be used figuratively?
Yes, you can say “political trap” → “فَخّ سِيَاسِي”.
What is the plural of فَخّ?
The regular plural is فُخُوخ.
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