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Body Parts in Arabic

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Learn the names of 20 body parts in Arabic — essential for health, descriptions, and everyday conversation.

  • 1

    ra's

    head

  • 2

    3ayn

    eye

  • 3

    udhun

    ear

  • 4

    anf

    nose

  • 5

    fam

    mouth

  • 6

    sin

    tooth

  • 7

    lisaan

    tongue

  • 8

    yad

    hand

  • 9

    isba3

    finger

  • 10

    qadam

    foot

  • 11

    ruktion

    knee

  • 12

    ẓahr

    back

  • 13

    baṭn

    stomach / belly

  • 14

    ṣadr

    chest

  • 15

    katf

    shoulder

  • 16

    mirfa3

    elbow

  • 17

    raqaba

    neck

  • 18

    sha3r

    hair

  • 19

    jild

    skin

  • 20

    3aẓm

    bone

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Knowing body parts is essential for describing pain at a doctor’s office, talking about appearance, or understanding Arabic poetry. Many body parts also appear in Arabic idioms — for example, عين (eye) is used in “3ayn bi 3ayn” meaning “eye to eye” (in agreement).

Head and Face

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
رأسra’shead
عين3ayneye
أذنudhunear
أنفanfnose
فمfammouth
سنsintooth
لسانlisaantongue
شعرsha3rhair
وجهwajhface
حاجبḥājibeyebrow

Upper Body

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
يدyadhand
إصبعisba3finger
كتفkatfshoulder
مرفقmirfa3elbow
صدرṣadrchest
ظهرẓahrback

Lower Body

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
قدمqadamfoot
ركبةrukbaknee
بطنbaṭnstomach

Internal Body

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
قلبqalbheart
دمdamblood
عظم3aẓmbone
جلدjildskin

Body Parts in Sentences

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
رأسي يؤلمنيra’see yu’limneemy head hurts
عيناي جميلتان3aynaaya jamilaataanmy two eyes are beautiful
يدي طويلةyadee ṭaweelamy hand is long
قدمه كبيرةqadamuhu kabeerahis foot is big
يده اليمنىyaduhu l-yumnāhis right hand

Body Parts in Idioms

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
عين بعين3ayn bi-3ayneye to eye (in agreement)
على راسي3alā ra’seeon my head (with pleasure)
يد بيدyad bi-yadhand in hand (together)
من قلبmin qalbfrom the heart (sincerely)

Doctor’s Office Vocabulary

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
يداويyudaaweeto treat
وصفةwaṣfaprescription
دواءdawaa’medicine
مستشفىmustashfahospital
دكتورduktoordoctor

Practice

How do you say 'head' in Arabic?

hint: It starts with ر

What is 'يد' in English?

hint: You have two of them

How do you say 'my head hurts' in Arabic?

hint: Use 'يؤلمني' for 'hurts me'

Match each pair — start with Arabic (left)

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