English → Arabic
trash in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qumāma
- Arabizi
qomama- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- قُمَامَاتٌ qumāmāt
How to use it
"Trash" is a common noun for waste material. In Arabic it is usually "قُمَامَة" (feminine). Use it with the verb "يَرْمِي" (to throw) and the noun "سَلّ النَّفْرَة" (garbage bin).
Example sentences
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قَدْ رَسَمَتْ أُمِّي قُمَامَةً على الطاولة.
qad rasmata ummī qumāmah ʿalā aṭ-ṭāwilah.
My mother put trash on the table.
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يَجِبُ أَنْ نُرَمِي القُمَامَةَ في سَلِّ النَّفْرَةِ.
yajibu ʾan nuramī al-qumāmah fī sall al-nafrah.
We must throw the trash in the garbage bin.
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الشارِعُ مَلِيءٌ بِالقُمَامَةِ بعد الحفل.
ash-shāriʿu malīʾun bil-qumāmah baʿda al-ḥafl.
The street was full of trash after the party.
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.
Move to Trash
انقل إلى المهملات
There is so much trash here.
هناك الكثير من القمامة هنا.
Move to trash without confirmation
نقل إلى سلة المهملات تأكيد
These items will be moved to Trash.
سيتم نقل دفاتر الصور هذه غلى سلّة المهملات.
These albums will be moved to Trash.
سيتم نقل دفاتر الصور هذه غلى سلّة المهملات.
& Deleted items should go to the trash
جاري الحذف عناصر انقل إلى سلة المهملات
I was crushed, as if by a trash compactor.
سحقت، كما لو أني في ضاغط النفايات.
Fadil stuffed Dania's body into a trash can.
وضع فاضل جثة دانية في مزبلة.
They cleaned the trash against the clinic wall.
لقد نظّفوا القمامة التي كانت عند جدار العيادة.
& Delete files instead of moving them to the trash
احذف ملفات من إلى سلة المهملات
One woman searches rubble. One woman feeds on trash.
والبعض تبحث في القمامة.. والبعض تأكل منها
These albums will be moved to Trash. Note that all subalbums are included in this list and will be moved to Trash as well.
هذه إلى المهملات ثنائي ملاحظة الكل مُدْرج بوصة قائمة و إلى المهملات ثنائي
Questions and answers
Is "trash" countable in Arabic?
Yes, you can say "قُمَامَةٌ" for one piece and "قُمَامَاتٌ" for many.
Can I use "قُمَامَة" for electronic waste?
Yes, it covers all kinds of waste, including electronic.
Related words and expressions
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