English → Arabic
wine in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- nabīdh
- Arabizi
nabidh- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ن ب ذ
How to use it
"Wine" is "نَبِيذ" in Modern Standard Arabic, a masculine noun. It is less common in everyday conversation in many Arab countries due to cultural and religious norms, so you may hear "عِصْر" (grape juice) used euphemistically.
Example sentences
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شَرِبْتُ كَأْسًا مِنَ النَّبِيذِ فِي الحَفْلَةِ.
sharibtu kaʾsan mina al‑nabīthi fī al‑ḥaflati.
I drank a glass of wine at the party.
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النَّبِيذُ يُقَدَّمُ مَعَ الجَبنِ.
al‑nabīthu yuqaddamu maʿa al‑jabbini.
Wine is served with cheese.
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يُحْتَفَلُ بِالْعِيدِ بِشَرَابِ النَّبِيذِ فِي بَعْضِ الدُّوَلِ.
yuḥtafalu bil‑ʿīdi bi‑sharābi al‑nabīthi fī baʿḍi al‑duwali.
Some countries celebrate the holiday with wine.
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.
Bring wine.
أحضر الخمر.
I drank the wine.
أنا شربت النبيذ.
He drinks red wine.
هو يشرب النّبيذ الأحمر.
Congrats Broda Bobi Wine
تهنئة للأخ بوبي واين
Wine, sweet and abundant, Select wine...
وقد لجأ المسيحيون إلى تطوير العرق لللإستعاضه به عن النبيذ.
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
الزنى والخمر والسلافة تخلب القلب.
Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
الزنى والخمر والسلافة تخلب القلب.
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
للذين يدمنون الخمر الذين يدخلون في طلب الشراب الممزوج.
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
للذين يدمنون الخمر الذين يدخلون في طلب الشراب الممزوج.
When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."
ولما فرغت الخمر قالت ام يسوع له ليس لهم خمر.
No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins."
وليس احد يجعل خمرا جديدة في زقاق عتيقة لئلا تشق الخمر الجديدة الزقاق فالخمر تنصب والزقاق تتلف. بل يجعلون خمرا جديدة في زقاق جديدة
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
وليس احد يجعل خمرا جديدة في زقاق عتيقة لئلا تشق الخمر الجديدة الزقاق فالخمر تنصب والزقاق تتلف. بل يجعلون خمرا جديدة في زقاق جديدة
Questions and answers
Is it polite to talk about wine in Arab countries?
It depends on the context; in secular or tourist settings it is acceptable, but in conservative settings avoid it.
What is a non‑alcoholic alternative?
You can say "عِصْر" (grape juice) or "مشروب غير كحولي".
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