English → Arabic
wound in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- jurḥ
- Arabizi
jur7- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- جُرُوح jurūḥ
- Root
- ج ر ح
How to use it
A 'wound' is damage to the skin or flesh of a person or animal. The Arabic word جرح (jurḥ) is the most common and direct translation. It can refer to cuts, gashes, or other injuries that break the skin. It can also be used metaphorically for emotional pain.
Example sentences
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أصيب اللاعب بجرح في ساقه.
uṣība al-lāʿib bi-jurḥin fī saqih.
The player suffered a wound in his leg.
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الجرح يحتاج إلى ضماد طبي.
al-jurḥ yaḥtāju ilā ḍimādin ṭibbī.
The wound needs a medical dressing.
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كان الجرح عميقًا ويحتاج إلى خياطة.
kāna al-jurḥ ʿamīqan wa-yaḥtāju ilā khiyāṭah.
The wound was deep and required stitches.
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.
Don't touch the wound.
لا تلمس الجرح.
Rub salt in the wound.
فرك الجرح بالملح.
When the sun is wound up,
« إذا الشمس كوِّرت » لففت وذهب بنورها.
It will aggravate the wound.
ذلك سيُهيّج الجرح.
Pus has formed in the wound.
تَكَوّنَ الصديد في الجرح.
When the sun shall be wound round,
« إذا الشمس كوِّرت » لففت وذهب بنورها.
I wound up on every television show.
ظهرت حزيناً في كل العروض التلفزيونية.
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
وكيّا بكي وجرحا بجرح ورضّا برضّ.
burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
وكيّا بكي وجرحا بجرح ورضّا برضّ.
We have to have some way of healing the wound, because we recognize we are the plaster on the wound.
وعلينا أن نجد وسيلة لالتئام الجراح، لأننا نسلم بأننا اللزقة الموضوعة على الجراح لتضميدها.
Previously, the accepted wisdom was that to prevent infection of a wound, the wound should be kept as dry as possible.
قبل ذلك، كان من الحكمة والمتفق عليه عند محاولة منع العدوى في الجرح وجوب بقائه جافًا قدر الإمكان.
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a treatment that improves ischemic tissues and removes wound fluid used by bacteria.
علاج الضغط السلبي للجرح (NPWT) هو علاج يحسن معاملة الأنسجة الدماغية وإزالة سوائل الجرح التي تستخدمها البكتيريا.
Questions and answers
What is the verb form for 'to wound' in Arabic?
The verb is جَرَحَ (jaraḥa), meaning 'to wound' or 'to injure'.
Can 'wound' also refer to emotional pain?
Yes, metaphorically, جرح (jurḥ) can refer to an emotional hurt or offense, like 'a deep wound to his pride'.
Related words and expressions
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