wedding in Arabic: عرس (ʿurs) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

“Wedding” in Arabic is most commonly "عُرس" (ʿurs). It refers to the ceremony and celebration. "زفاف" is more formal, while "عرس" is everyday speech.

سَأَحْضُرُ عُرْسَ صَدِيقِي غَدًا

saʾaḥḍuru ʿurṣa ṣadīqī ghadan

I will attend my friend's wedding tomorrow
تَكَلَّمَتِ العَائِلَةُ عَنِ العُرُوسِ وَالأَفْرَاحِ

takallamat al-ʿāʾilatu ʿani al-ʿurūsi wa al-afrāḥi

The family talked about weddings and joys
قَدِّمَ هَدِيَّةً لِعُرْسِهِ

qaddama hadiyyatan liʿursihi

He gave a gift for his wedding

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Their wedding is tomorrow.

حفل زفافهم غداً.

Sami is attending a wedding.

يحضر سامي الآن حفل زفاف.

Their wedding will be tomorrow.

سيقام حفل زفافهم غداً.

I was invited to their wedding.

دُعيتُ إلى عرسهما.

The wedding ring fits perfectly.

كان خاتم الزّواج على المقاس المثالي.

Dan's father attended the wedding.

حضر والد دان الزفاف.

* 1983 - Last wedding in Zülfaris.

* 1983 - حفل الزفاف الأخير في زولفاريس.

We were all present at her wedding.

كلنا حضرنا حفل زفافها.

Nirjona describes a typical wedding:

تصف نيرجونا الزفاف التقليدي كالتالي:

Mannequins wear elegant wedding dresses.

تماثيل عرض الأزياء مرتدية الفساتين الأنيقة.

The wedding will take place next spring.

سيقام العرس في الربيع القادم.

A wedding cake is the traditional cake served at wedding receptions following dinner.

كعكة الزفاف هي الكعكة التقليدية التي تقدم للضيوف في حفلات الزفاف.

Is there a difference between "عرس" and "زفاف"?

"عرس" is informal and common; "زفاف" is more formal or literary.

What is the plural of "عرس"?

The plural is "أعراس" (ʿaraas).