Arabic animals vocabulary   English Standard Arabic Transliteration Egyptian Arabic Transliteration animal حيوان (ج) حيوانات Hayawaan (pl.) Hayawaanaat ” ” cat قطّة (ج) قطط qiTTa (pl.) qiTaT ” ‘oTTa (pl.) ‘oTaT dog كلب (ج) كلاب kalb (pl.) kilaab ” ” cow بقرة (ج) بقرات baqara (pl.) baqaraat ” ba’ara (pl.) ba’ar bull, ox ثور (ج) ثيران toor (pl.) tiiraan تور (ج) تران toor (pl.) tiraan calf عجل (ج) عجول 3ijl (pl.) 3ujuul ” 3igl (pl.) 3uguul buffalo جاموس (ج) جواميس jaamuus (pl.) jawaamiis ” gamuus (pl.) gawamiis cattle, livestock بهيمة (ج) بهائم bahiima (pl.) bahaa’im بهيمة (ج) بهايم bihiima (pl.) bahaayim sheep غنم (ج) أغنام ġanam (pl.) aġnaam غنم (ج) غنمات ġanam (pl.) ġanamaat lamb خروف (ج) خراف xaruuf (pl.) xiraaf خروف (ج) خرفان xaruuf (pl.) xirfaan donkey حمار (ج) حمير Himaar (pl.) Hamiir ” Homaar (pl.) Himiir horse حصان (ج) حصن HiSaan (pl.) HuSun حصان (ج) حصنة HiSaan (pl.) HiSina camel جمل (ج) جمال jamal (pl.) jimaal ” gamal (pl.) gimaal goat ماعز (ج) مواعز maa3iz (pl.) mawaa3iz معزة (ج) معيز mi3za (pl.) mi3iiz pig خنزير (ج) خنازير xinziir (pl.) xanaaziir ” xanziir (pl.) xanaziir rabbit أرنب (ج) ارانب arnab (pl.) araanib ” ” mice فأر (ج) فئران fa’r (pl.) fi’raan فار (ج) فران faar (pl.) firaan rat جرذ (ج) جرذان jurad (pl.) jirdaan فار (ج) فران faar (pl.) firaan bird طائر (ج) طائرات Taa’ir (pl.) Taa’iraat طير (ج) طيور Teir (pl.) … Continua a leggere »

Most animal names in Arabic have only one gender; either masculine or feminine. The name will be used for both male and female animals regardless of its gender. However, there are also numerous animals that have two versions of their names, one for each gender; albeit the female version are not always used. All the names of animals here written are singulars and in the nominative absolute (indefinite) case. Determining which animals have two versions of their names for each gender is a horrendous task in Arabic, because of the so much arbitrariness and vagueness in usage. Animals الْحَيَوَاْنَاْتُ Alligator / Crocodile تِمْسَاْحٌ Ant نَمْلَةٌ Ape / Monkey (male) قِرْدٌ Ape / Monkey (female) قِرْدَةٌ Ass / Donkey (male, jack) حِمَاْرٌ Ass / Donkey (female, jenny) أَتَاْنٌ Baboon بَاْبُوْنٌ Bat وَطْوَاْطٌ خُفَّاْشٌ Bear (male, boar) دُبٌّ Bear (female, sow) دُبَّةٌ Beaver قُنْدُسٌ Bee نَحْلَةٌ Bird طَيْرٌ طَاْئِرٌ Bird (small, male) عُصْفُوْرٌ Bird (small, female) عُصْفُوْرَةٌ Bison / Buffalo ثَوْرٌ أَمريكِيٌّ Bug / Insect حَشَرَةٌ Butterfly فَرَاْشَةٌ Camel (male) جَمَلٌ Camel (female) نَاْقَةٌ Camel (old camel) بَعِيْرٌ Cat (male, … Continua a leggere »