English → Arabic
wet in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- maballal
- Arabizi
mablal- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ب ل ل
How to use it
مَبْلَلٌ describes something covered with water or moisture. It is a masculine adjective; the feminine form is مَبْلَلَةٌ. Use with the noun it describes, matching gender and number.
Example sentences
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الطَّقْسُ مَبْلَلٌ اليَوْمَ.
al-ṭaqsu maballal al-yawma.
The weather is wet today.
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الملابسُ مَبْلَلَةٌ بَعْدَ المَطَرِ.
al-malābisu maballalat baʿda al-maṭari.
The clothes are wet after the rain.
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الشَّجَرَةُ مَبْلَلَةٌ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.
al-shajaratu maballalat fī al-ṣabāḥi.
The tree is wet in the morning.
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.
That's wet.
ذاك مبلل.
That is wet.
ذاك مبلل.
She has wet hair.
شعرها مبلول.
Caution: wet floor
احترس: الأرض مبللة
Tom got soaking wet.
ابتل توم بشدة.
The ground seems wet.
تبدو الأرض مبلولة.
I got wet to the skin.
تبللت حتى بلغ البلل بدني.
Cats dislike being wet.
القطط تكره البلل.
Mennad's pillow is soaking wet.
وسادة منّاد مبلّلة جدّا.
Others include wet floor signs.
وتشمل آخرين علامات أرضية مبللة.
And that was fine. We got wet. No problem.
ومر ذلك بسلام تبللنا,لكن لا مشكلة
* Wet fish trawlers - are trawlers where the fish is kept in the hold in a fresh/wet condition.
* مراكب الترولة للأسماك الطازجة (Wet fish trawlers) - هي مراكب ترولة تُحفظ فيها الأسماك في المخزن في حالة طازجة/طرية.
Questions and answers
Can مَبْلَلٌ be used metaphorically?
Yes, it can describe a situation that is ‘soggy’ with emotion, like مَبْلَلٌ بالدموع (wet with tears).
What is the opposite of مَبْلَلٌ?
جافٌ (dry).
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