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Arabic vocabulary lists by topic

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Family & relationships

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  • أمأُمّ · /ʔumm/mother
  • عائلةعَائِلَة · /ʕaːʔila/family
  • ابناِبْن · /ʔibn/son
  • أبأَبْ · /ʔab/father
  • صديقصَدِيق · /sˤaˈdiːq/friend
  • أميأُمِّي · /ʔummiː/mother

The 100 most common Arabic words

Ranked by how often each word appears across 183 Arabic stories. Start here: these words make up a large share of everything you read.

  1. 1منمِنْ · /min/from
  2. 2فيفِي · /fiː/in
  3. 3علىعَلَى · /ˈʕalaː/on/onto
  4. 4أنأَنْ · /ʔan/to / that
  5. 5كلكُلّ · /kull/each/every
  6. 6مِنْمِنْ · /min/made of
  7. 7لالَا · /laː/not
  8. 8إلىإِلَى · /ʔiˈlaː/to
  9. 9يوميَوْمْ · /jawm/day
  10. 10كانكَانْ · /kaːn/was/were
  11. 11عنعَنْ · /ʕan/about
  12. 12هوهُوَ · /huwa/he
  13. 13أوأَوْ · /ʔaw/or
  14. 14إنسانإِنْسَان · /ʔinˈsaːn/people
  15. 15إنإِنَّ · /ʔinna/that
  16. 16غيرغَيْرْ · /ɣajr/only
  17. 17معمَعَ · /ˈmaʕa/with
  18. 18أولأَوَّل · /ʔawwal/first
  19. 19عامعَام · /ˈʕaːm/year
  20. 20بعدبَعْدْ · /baʕd/after
  21. 21أيضاأَيْضَا · /ʔajdˤaː/also; too
  22. 22آخرآخَر · /ʔaːxar/another
  23. 23وقتوَقْت · /waqt/time
  24. 24لكنلَٰكِنَّ · /laːkinna/but; introduces a contrasting clause and puts its subject in the accusative
  25. 25ووَ · /wa/and
  26. 26مامَا · /maː/not
  27. 27مَامَا · /maː/what
  28. 28مدينةمَدِينَة · /maˈdiːna/city
  29. 29عملعَمَلْ · /ˈʕamal/work
  30. 30بعضبَعْض · /baʕḍ/some
  31. 31أحدأَحَد · /ʔaħad/no one
  32. 32قالقَالَ · /qaːla/say
  33. 33شيءشَيْء · /ʃajʔ/anything
  34. 34قبلقَبْلْ · /qabl/before
  35. 35هيهِيَ · /hiya/she
  36. 36حتىحَتَّى · /ħattaː/even
  37. 37قدقَدْ · /qad/already
  38. 38جديدجَدِيد · /dʒadiːd/new
  39. 39ولكنوَلَٰكِنَّ · /waˈlaːkinna/but; puts the following noun in the accusative
  40. 40حياةحَيَاة · /ħa.jaːh/life
  41. 41كبيركَبِير · /kabiːr/big
  42. 42لملَمْ · /lam/did not
  43. 43هذاهَذَا · /haːˈðaː/this
  44. 44هٰذَاهَٰذَا · /haːðaː/this
  45. 45عالمعَالَم · /ʕaːlam/world
  46. 46بينبَيْنْ · /bajn/between
  47. 47طريقطَرِيق · /ṭarīq/road
  48. 48جدجِدّ · /dʒidd/very
  49. 49التيالَّتِي · /alˈlaːtiː/which
  50. 50نفسنَفْسْ · /nafs/same one
  51. 51مرةمَرَّة · /marra/time
  52. 52كثيركَثِيرْ · /kaθiːr/lot
  53. 53هذههَذِهِ · /haːðihi/this one
  54. 54هٰذِهِهَٰذِهِ · /haːðiːhi/this
  55. 55هناكهُنَاكْ · /hunaːk/there
  56. 56سنةسَنَة · /ˈsanah/year
  57. 57ساعةسَاعَة · /ˈsaːʕa/hour
  58. 58الآنالْآنْ · /alˈʔaːn/now
  59. 59كماكَمَا · /kamaː/as
  60. 60رجلرَجُلْ · /rad͡ʒul/man
  61. 61ثمثُمَّ · /ˈθumma/then
  62. 62كَانَكَانَ · /kaːna/used to
  63. 63واحدوَاحِد · /waːħid/one
  64. 64الذيالَّذِي · /allaðiː/who/that
  65. 65صغيرصَغِير · /sˤaˈɣiːr/small
  66. 66حيثحَيْثُ · /ħajθu/where
  67. 67إذاإِذَا · /ʔiˈðaː/if / when
  68. 68أمرأَمْرْ · /ʔamr/matter
  69. 69خاصخَاصّ · /xaːsˤː/special
  70. 70شخصشَخْصْ · /ʃaxṣ/person
  71. 71سببسَبَب · /ˈsabab/reason
  72. 72ذٰلِكَذَٰلِكَ · /ðaːlika/that
  73. 73ذلكذَلِكَ · /ðaːlika/that
  74. 74اسماِسْم · /ʔism/name
  75. 75كتابكِتَاب · /kiˈtaːb/book
  76. 76ثلاثةثَلَاثَة · /θa.laː.θa/three
  77. 77أمكنأَمْكَنَ · /ʔamkana/maybe
  78. 78أمأُمّ · /ʔumm/mother
  79. 79ليسلَيْسَ · /laysa/not be
  80. 80أنتأَنْتَ · /ʔanta/you
  81. 81أرضأَرْضْ · /ʔarḍ/ground
  82. 82ماءمَاء · /maːʔ/water
  83. 83أكثرأَكْثَر · /ˈʔakθar/more
  84. 84ولاوَلَا · /walaː/nor
  85. 85اللهاللّٰه · /ʔalˈlaːh/allah
  86. 86عرفعَرَفَ · /ˈʕarafa/know
  87. 87قديمقَدِيمْ · /qaˈdiːm/old
  88. 88تكونتَكُونْ · /takuːn/be
  89. 89مكانمَكَان · /makaːn/place
  90. 90ملكمَلِكْ · /malik/king
  91. 91تحتتَحْت · /taħt/under
  92. 92بيتبَيْت · /bajt/house; the two houses
  93. 93شكلشَكْل · /ʃakl/her/its appearance
  94. 94بدأبَدَأْ · /baˈdaʔ/begin
  95. 95وجدوَجَدَ · /wajada/find
  96. 96صباحصَبَاح · /sˤabaːħ/morning
  97. 97يايَا · /jaː/O
  98. 98يَايَا · /jaː/O
  99. 99أخيرأَخِير · /ʔaˈxiːr/finally
  100. 100امرأةاِمْرَأَة · /ʔimraʔa/woman
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Illustration for صغير

صَغِير · /sˤaˈɣiːr/

small · young · younger · powerless

113 stories
Illustration for من

مِنْ · /min/

from · of · since · than

110 stories
Illustration for يوم

يَوْمْ · /jawm/

day · today · when

103 stories
Illustration for نظر

نَظَرَ · /ˈnaðˤara/

look · gaze

80 stories
Illustration for بيت

بَيْت · /bajt/

house; the two houses · household · house

79 stories
Illustration for رأى

رَأَى · /raʔaː/

see · consider/regard as

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What are the most common Arabic words?

The most common Arabic words are short, everyday words such as من, في, على, أن, كل, مِنْ, لا, إلى. The list above ranks them by how often they appear in our stories. Learn the first 100 and you will recognize a large share of the words in any text. The 100 most common Arabic words

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