English → Arabic
ugly in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qabīḥ
- Arabizi
qabi7- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ق ب ه
How to use it
"Ugly" translates to "قَبِيح" (qabīḥ) in Arabic. It describes something displeasing to the eye. The word is masculine; the feminine form is "قَبِيحَة" (qabīḥah). Use it with nouns like "مظهر" (appearance) or "منظر" (view).
Example sentences
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هذا البَيتُ قَبِيحٌ جِدًّا.
hādhā al-baytu qabīḥun jiddًا.
This house is very ugly.
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لا تُقَدِّمْ مظهرًا قَبِيحًا في المقابلة.
lā tuqaddim maẓhāran qabīḥan fī al-muqābalah.
Don't present an ugly appearance in the interview.
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الرسمةُ قَبِيحةٌ ولكنها معبرة.
ar-rasmah qabīḥah wa‑lakinah muʿabbirah.
The drawing is ugly but expressive.
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.
Sami was so ugly.
كان سامي قبيحا جدّا.
This chair is ugly.
هذا الكرسي قبيح.
Layla is fat and ugly.
ليلى سمينة و قبيحة.
Dania was fat and ugly.
كانت دانية بدينة و قبيحة.
An Ugly Peace for Sudan
السودان والسلام القبيح
The Beauty in Ugly Elections
الجمال في انتخابات قبيحة
The Return of the Ugly German
عودة الألماني البغيض
The Return of the Ugly American
عودة الأميركي الكريه
The Beautiful Game’s Ugly Blemish
شوائب قبيحة تعيب رياضة جميلة
True, things are pretty ugly right now.
صحيح أن الأمور سيئة للغاية في الوقت الحالي.
And the Chinese respond in a very ugly way.
ويستجيب الصينيين بطريقة بشعة أيضاً.
Nomads were forced to live in ugly concrete settlements.
وأرغِم البدو الرحل على الحياة في مستعمرات أسمنتية قبيحة.
Questions and answers
Is "قَبِيح" used for people only?
No, it can describe objects, places, or situations as well.
What is the feminine form?
The feminine is "قَبِيحة" (qabīḥah).
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