7,589 most common Arabic words
Ranked by how often each word turns up in everyday Arabic, with its meaning in English.
Arabic is written without its short vowels, so a written word here can stand for more than one spoken one. Words are built from three-consonant roots, and once you start noticing the roots the vocabulary stops feeling like a list and starts feeling like a system.
| # | Word | In English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | لا | no |
| 2 | من | having partitive effect: of, some of, parts of, one of |
| 3 | في | in, within |
| 4 | أن | to, that; introduces a subjunctive verb |
| 5 | هذا | this |
| 6 | على | on, over |
| 7 | ما | what? |
| 8 | أنا | I |
| 9 | هل | introduces a positive yes-no question |
| 10 | و | and, a divider of words or clauses, particle of connection… |
| 11 | يا | O; hey; you; vocative particle preceding a noun used in… |
| 12 | ذلك | that |
| 13 | لقد | emphatic particle |
| 14 | لم | not |
| 15 | ماذا | what |
| 16 | كان | to be |
| 17 | هنا | here, in this place |
| 18 | إلى | to, towards |
| 19 | أنت | you; thou |
| 20 | هو | he |
| 21 | هذه | feminine singular of هٰذَا |
| 22 | عن | off, away from |
| 23 | نعم | yes |
| 24 | هناك | there |
| 25 | كل | each one, everyone |
| 26 | ليس | Used to negate verbs |
| 27 | فقط | only, no more |
| 28 | شيء | thing |
| 29 | الآن | now |
| 30 | مع | with, together with, accompanied by, in the company of |
| 31 | الذي | who, that, which |
| 32 | لكن | but, however |
| 33 | أجل | yes, indeed, no doubt |
| 34 | لك | varnish, lacquer |
| 35 | لن | not |
| 36 | كيف | how |
| 37 | حسنا | well, fine, okay, good |
| 38 | انا | alternative spelling of أَنَا |
| 39 | لي | Noun |
| 40 | سوف | added to an imperfect verb form to express future tense:… |
| 41 | نحن | we |
| 42 | إذا | when, when it is that; as soon as; if |
| 43 | عندما | when, while |
| 44 | أي | which ...? what ...? what kind of ...? |
| 45 | قد | Indicates nearness in time or recentness, recently, just now |
| 46 | لماذا | why |
| 47 | هي | she |
| 48 | حتى | until, as far as, to the point of, even up to |
| 49 | بعد | after |
| 50 | كذلك | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see كَـ,… |
| 51 | أو | indicates an inclusive disjunction |
| 52 | ولكن | but, however |
| 53 | قبل | previously, formerly, earlier, before |
| 54 | التي | feminine singular of اَلَّذِي |
| 55 | لو | if |
| 56 | ربما | perhaps, maybe |
| 57 | أين | where, at which place, whence |
| 58 | هيا | come on!; let's; let's go! |
| 59 | تلك | feminine singular of ذٰلِكَ |
| 60 | أعرف | knowing better, more aware; knowing best, most aware |
| 61 | إن | if |
| 62 | بعض | some, part |
| 63 | عليك | first-person singular masculine of عَلَى |
| 64 | مثل | to attribute |
| 65 | صحيح | complete, perfect, whole |
| 66 | أعلم | to inform, to notify |
| 67 | أحد | one |
| 68 | شخص | to rise, to tower up |
| 69 | رجل | to go on foot, to walk |
| 70 | كما | like, as |
| 71 | كلا | both |
| 72 | أكثر | more |
| 73 | جيد | of good quality, excellent, approvable |
| 74 | تكون | to be established, to be created, to be formed, come into… |
| 75 | علي | to be exalted, high |
| 76 | اليوم | today |
| 77 | أليس | brave |
| 78 | عليه | third-person singular masculine of عَلَى |
| 79 | آخر | last, ultimate, utmost, extreme |
| 80 | منذ | denotes the time at which an occurrence started |
| 81 | غير | other than, different from, unlike |
| 82 | أيها | vocative particle preceding a noun used in direct address;… |
| 83 | تعرف | to become acquainted, with, to meet |
| 84 | له | third-person singular masculine of لِـ |
| 85 | مرة | once |
| 86 | واحد | one |
| 87 | أوه | to moan, sigh |
| 88 | حدث | to happen, to take place |
| 89 | أفضل | better; best |
| 90 | مكان | place, location, position |
| 91 | وقت | time |
| 92 | جدا | very |
| 93 | أخرى | feminine singular of آخَر |
| 94 | آسف | sorry |
| 95 | رائع | great, wonderful |
| 96 | كم | how many?, how much? |
| 97 | ثم | then, afterward, subsequently; used to indicate order of… |
| 98 | واحدة | feminine singular of وَاحِد |
| 99 | ولا | For non-idiomatic uses, see وَ and لَا |
| 100 | شكرا | thanks |
| 101 | مرحبا | hello, welcome |
| 102 | يوم | at the day when |
| 103 | أبي | genitive construct state of أَب |
| 104 | لها | to divert oneself, to fool around, to putz around |
| 105 | معي | alternative form of مَعَ |
| 106 | سيد | master, lord, prince |
| 107 | تعلم | to learn |
| 108 | إذن | then, therefore |
| 109 | تم | to be fulfilled, to be completed |
| 110 | الليلة | tonight |
| 111 | إلهي | divine |
| 112 | لهذا | therefore |
| 113 | فعل | to do |
| 114 | هكذا | so, thus, this way, like this |
| 115 | أمي | maternal |
| 116 | لذلك | therefore |
| 117 | ألا | negate a verb if the following verb is in subjunctive |
| 118 | حول | around |
| 119 | بما | with what, with which |
| 120 | حقا | truly, verily, in truth |
| 121 | لأن | because, on the grounds that, for |
| 122 | خلال | during, in the course of |
| 123 | حال | during, right after, immediately upon |
| 124 | عليها | first-person singular feminine of عَلَى |
| 125 | قال | to say |
| 126 | هم | they |
| 127 | ها | behold, look, lo! |
| 128 | أفعل | more effective; most effective |
| 129 | للغاية | extremely, greatly |
| 130 | بين | between |
| 131 | جيدة | feminine singular of جَيِّد |
| 132 | يعني | in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of,… |
| 133 | مجرد | abstract, absolute |
| 134 | مني | male ejaculation, semen; sperm |
| 135 | فكرة | thought, reflection |
| 136 | أم | indicates an exclusive disjunction introduced with أَ, as… |
| 137 | متى | when |
| 138 | عمل | to work, perform |
| 139 | أمر | to order, to command, to bid, to instruct |
| 140 | تقول | to fabricate, to make up |
| 141 | توقف | to stop, to come to a stop; to come to an end |
| 142 | هؤلاء | plural of هٰذَا: these |
| 143 | لما | not yet, but not, yet not |
| 144 | أشعر | to let know, to notify, to inform, to give notice |
| 145 | أني | to tarry; to be tardy |
| 146 | نفس | to be priceless, to be precious, to be valuable |
| 147 | بسبب | because of |
| 148 | الذين | animate masculine plural of اَلَّذِي |
| 149 | بأس | courage, boldness |
| 150 | بدون | without |
| 151 | لكم | to punch, to box |
| 152 | أرى | to show |
| 153 | اعتقد | to believe in; to have faith in |
| 154 | عند | near, with, at the house of |
| 155 | حيث | where |
| 156 | تحت | below |
| 157 | تعال | to exhaust the last remains of, to take the last portion of |
| 158 | بالفعل | truly, actually, as of now, being already effective |
| 159 | بل | but; rather |
| 160 | ليلة | a night |
| 161 | لكي | in order that |
| 162 | مشكلة | problem, difficulty |
| 163 | شيئا | accusative singular indefinite of شَيْء |
| 164 | أرجوك | please |
| 165 | أذهب | to cause to go away, to make disappear, to remove, to… |
| 166 | قتل | to kill, to slay, to murder |
| 167 | طوال | during, throughout |
| 168 | أحب | to love, to like |
| 169 | أيضا | also |
| 170 | النار | definite singular of نَار |
| 171 | جميع | whole, entire, all |
| 172 | انتظر | to wait for, to await |
| 173 | فتاة | female adolescent, youth, juvenile; young girl |
| 174 | كبير | big, large |
| 175 | سنوات | plural of سَنَة |
| 176 | دون | below |
| 177 | حياتي | Of life; living |
| 178 | خارج | outside, out of |
| 179 | ثلاثة | three |
| 180 | سبب | to cause, to effect, to trigger, to generate |
| 181 | كبيرة | great sin |
| 182 | مما | from what |
| 183 | نوع | to diversify |
| 184 | هنالك | there |
| 185 | جميلة | feminine singular of جَمِيل |
| 186 | دولار | dollar |
| 187 | دائما | always |
| 188 | جديد | new |
| 189 | بالضبط | exactly, precisely |
| 190 | جون | bay, inlet, gulf, lagoon |
| 191 | المدينة | definite singular of مَدِينَة |
| 192 | جميل | beautiful |
| 193 | لحظة | moment, instant |
| 194 | طريقة | manner, mode, means |
| 195 | رائعة | amazing thing, marvel |
| 196 | سعيد | happy, cheerful, joyous |
| 197 | دقيقة | minute |
| 198 | غرفة | room, compartment, cell, chamber |
| 199 | ثانية | second |
| 200 | أنتم | you, ye |
| 201 | عظيم | magnificent, grandiose |
| 202 | بينما | while |
| 203 | نفسي | myself |
| 204 | إليك | get away! |
| 205 | قام | to stand up; to get up |
| 206 | عام | year |
| 207 | عيد | feast; holiday; festival |
| 208 | رفاق | a rope used to tie cattle |
| 209 | ألم | to be in pain, to ache |
| 210 | لهم | greedy, covetous, voracious, gluttonous |
| 211 | تعمل | to be tired |
| 212 | ساعة | hour |
| 213 | ترى | say..., I wonder |
| 214 | متأكد | certain, sure |
| 215 | الموت | death |
| 216 | رقم | numeral, number, figure |
| 217 | سيارة | automobile, car, motorcar |
| 218 | فقد | to lose, to misplace, to miss |
| 219 | مات | to die |
| 220 | يتم | to be or become an orphan |
| 221 | طريق | way, road, path, track, street |
| 222 | وقد | to ignite, to burn |
| 223 | أول | first |
| 224 | سعيدة | feminine singular of سَعِيد |
| 225 | لدى | at, near |
| 226 | إلا | except, save, but, barring; other than, besides, apart from |
| 227 | صباح | the time from sunrise to noon, morning |
| 228 | فرصة | chance, occasion, opportunity |
| 229 | علاقة | relationship, kinship |
| 230 | صغيرة | a minor sin |
| 231 | غريب | strange, peculiar, unusual |
| 232 | أفهم | to make understand |
| 233 | حين | when |
| 234 | الخاصة | See خَاصَّة |
| 235 | حالة | during |
| 236 | سنة | year |
| 237 | نهاية | end |
| 238 | أود | to get crooked, curved |
| 239 | عشر | -teen |
| 240 | دقائق | plural of دَقِيقَة |
| 241 | عني | to engage with, to be occupied with |
| 242 | سيدة | mistress, princess |
| 243 | حالك | very dark or black, pitch-black, deep black, murky, gloomy |
| 244 | رجال | plural of رَجُل |
| 245 | رؤية | sight; vision |
| 246 | حصل | to happen, to come to existence, to befall |
| 247 | كي | in order that |
| 248 | قليلا | a little |
| 249 | حياة | life |
| 250 | اسمع | alternative form of تَسَمَّعَ |
| 251 | أكبر | greater; greatest |
| 252 | مهما | whatever, no matter what often followed by a past tense or… |
| 253 | تماما | completely |
| 254 | لطيف | thin, fine, delicate, dainty |
| 255 | طويلة | a long rope attached to animals to graze |
| 256 | وهي | alternative form of وَهَى |
| 257 | حان | to approach |
| 258 | أقل | fewer, less; fewest, least |
| 259 | عبر | across |
| 260 | مهلا | act slowly, gently, leisurely! |
| 261 | ترجمة | translation |
| 262 | أيتها | O, oh: form of أَيُّهَا used when addressing females or… |
| 263 | أيام | days |
| 264 | الماضي | inflection of مَاضٍ |
| 265 | أحبك | I love you |
| 266 | معرفة | knowledge |
| 267 | أية | feminine of أَيّ |
| 268 | ل | to, for, belonging to |
| 269 | أصبح | to enter upon morning |
| 270 | ذات | spontaneousness |
| 271 | أبدا | forever, always |
| 272 | وضع | to put; to lay; to place; to set; to position; to install;… |
| 273 | سيئة | bad deed, misdeed |
| 274 | طفل | child |
| 275 | فوق | above |
| 276 | داخل | inside |
| 277 | خطأ | mistakenly, by mistake |
| 278 | سام | high, lofty |
| 279 | منزل | house, dwelling |
| 280 | عليهم | third-person plural masculine of عَلَى |
| 281 | طويل | long, tall |
| 282 | نصف | half, a half, semi-, hemi- |
| 283 | فريق | team |
| 284 | أخذ | to take |
| 285 | حق | to be true, to be confirmed |
| 286 | صديق | friend |
| 287 | آه | ah, aw, ooh, ouch |
| 288 | جزء | component, constituent |
| 289 | جو | air |
| 290 | أشياء | plural of شَيْء |
| 291 | كلمة | speech, utterance, statement |
| 292 | أعمل | to cause to work, to make work, to ply one's hands |
| 293 | تحاول | to try hard, to finesse |
| 294 | صغير | small |
| 295 | نظرة | instance noun of نَظَرَ: a look |
| 296 | لأجل | alternative form of مِنْ أَجْلِ |
| 297 | دكتور | doctor |
| 298 | المرأة | definite singular of اِمْرَأَة |
| 299 | بد | escape, means of avoiding something |
| 300 | وجود | existence |
| 301 | ذا | this |
| 302 | بلا | without |
| 303 | ثلاث | three at a time, in a group of three, in threes |
| 304 | ذهب | to go, to travel |
| 305 | وشك | to be quick, to hurry |
| 306 | عائلة | family |
| 307 | عدم | to lack, not to have |
| 308 | كثيرا | a lot; many; much |
| 309 | رئيس | boss, chief, leader |
| 310 | سيء | misspelling of سَيِّئ |
| 311 | رسالة | letter |
| 312 | خمسة | five |
| 313 | ضد | against |
| 314 | وفي | loyal; faithful; reliable |
| 315 | مباشرة | directly |
| 316 | بيت | house, building |
| 317 | ساعات | plural of سَاعَة |
| 318 | حينما | while |
| 319 | فترة | interval, a while, a period of time |
| 320 | أراك | toothbrush tree |
| 321 | اسم | name |
| 322 | قصة | story, tale, relation |
| 323 | توجد | to be passionately in love |
| 324 | امرأة | woman |
| 325 | فتى | male adolescent, youth, juvenile |
| 326 | حقيقي | true, real, actual |
| 327 | بواسطة | by means of, using, with, through |
| 328 | مجنون | mad, crazy, insane, possessed |
| 329 | متأكدة | feminine singular of مُتَأَكِّد |
| 330 | ذاهب | active participle of ذَهَبَ |
| 331 | مكتب | desk |
| 332 | بلى | used to contradict a negative statement |
| 333 | أصدق | truer, sincerer; truest, sincerest |
| 334 | أخر | to postpone, to set back, to hold back, to put back, to… |
| 335 | اه | abbreviation of اِنْتَهَى: used to mark the end of a… |
| 336 | طلب | to search, to look |
| 337 | بدأ | to begin |
| 338 | لعبة | toy, plaything |
| 339 | مجموعة | collection, compilation, anthology |
| 340 | أمام | before, in front of, in the presence of |
| 341 | حاول | to try |
| 342 | حقيقة | truth, reality |
| 343 | مدى | to stretch, extend |
| 344 | صورة | form, shape, figure |
| 345 | سوى | to equalize |
| 346 | تحدث | to speak, to talk |
| 347 | فيما | while |
| 348 | عدد | number |
| 349 | حفلة | gathering, meeting, assembly |
| 350 | تبقى | to remain, to continue, to stay |
| 351 | مدينة | town, city |
| 352 | كهذا | like this |
| 353 | انتهى | to end |
| 354 | نحو | towards, in the direction of, after, in accordance with |
| 355 | أشهر | to make known, to proclaim, to announce |
| 356 | مثير | arousing |
| 357 | شركة | company |
| 358 | تفهم | to understand gradually, to grasp, to comprehend |
| 359 | أصدقاء | plural of صَدِيق |
| 360 | ميت | dead |
| 361 | عملية | work |
| 362 | ذو | possessor of, owner of |
| 363 | وكل | to authorize, empower, put someone in charge of or entrust… |
| 364 | أحضر | to bring |
| 365 | قيد | under |
| 366 | أخرج | to move out, take out, dislodge |
| 367 | قادم | coming, approaching |
| 368 | تفضل | to have the kindness of; be so kind; deign, condescend |
| 369 | أسمع | to make hear, to let hear, to give someone something to hear |
| 370 | قول | a saying; a declaration; a statement; an assertion |
| 371 | موعد | appointed time |
| 372 | أثناء | during, in the course of |
| 373 | ممكن | possible |
| 374 | صاح | to yell, to shout |
| 375 | حبيبتي | my darling, my beloved |
| 376 | تذكر | to remember, to bear in mind |
| 377 | مستحيل | impossible |
| 378 | مليون | million |
| 379 | علم | to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant, to be aware |
| 380 | قل | to be few, to be little |
| 381 | ذاك | that |
| 382 | حسن | to be or become good, to better, to improve |
| 383 | عدة | appliance, fixture, technical provision |
| 384 | ابن | son |
| 385 | ألف | thousand |
| 386 | مساعدة | help |
| 387 | تصبح | to sleep in the morning |
| 388 | جين | gene |
| 389 | خلف | behind |
| 390 | خمس | the five digits of the hand |
| 391 | أربعة | four |
| 392 | أسرع | to be fast |
| 393 | صعب | to be hard, difficult |
| 394 | كن | you, your |
| 395 | عرض | to appear |
| 396 | بكثير | much, a lot, by far |
| 397 | تفكر | to ponder, to reflect |
| 398 | آنسة | young woman |
| 399 | مهم | important |
| 400 | لأي | slowness |
| 401 | جاء | to come |
| 402 | ترك | to leave, to relinquish |
| 403 | اتصل | to be in contact with; to be connected with, to be… |
| 404 | شرطة | police |
| 405 | قط | ever, never |
| 406 | جريمة | crime, transgression, offense, fault |
| 407 | الشمس | definite of شَمْس; the sun |
| 408 | عشرة | ten |
| 409 | معا | together |
| 410 | تحمل | to take up |
| 411 | أطفال | plural of طِفْل |
| 412 | أسوأ | worse, eviler; worst, evilest |
| 413 | مشاكل | plural of مُشْكِلَة |
| 414 | اسمي | my name is |
| 415 | واضح | clear |
| 416 | جهاز | equipment, device, appliances, outfit, gear, rig |
| 417 | مستعد | ready |
| 418 | سؤال | question |
| 419 | فعلا | indeed, in fact, actually, really, practically |
| 420 | بضعة | a piece of something |
| 421 | عما | whereof |
| 422 | أمس | yesterday |
| 423 | بول | urine |
| 424 | كرة | ball |
| 425 | محق | to efface, to blot out, to destroy, to annihilate, to ruin |
| 426 | ستة | six |
| 427 | صوت | a sound |
| 428 | رجاء | hope |
| 429 | قضية | case, lawsuit |
| 430 | كامل | complete, full |
| 431 | أكره | to force, to compel, to coerce |
| 432 | مختلف | different |
| 433 | خاصة | especially, particularly, in particular |
| 434 | خطر | danger, risk, hazard, peril, calamity, jeopardy |
| 435 | قطعة | piece, fragment, chunk |
| 436 | طالما | often, always |
| 437 | زال | to go away, withdraw |
| 438 | مقابل | in return for, in exchange for, as a compensation for |
| 439 | قم | to sweep, to scoop |
| 440 | عليكم | second-person plural masculine of عَلَى |
| 441 | مركز | place where the flag is planted in the ground |
| 442 | أطلب | to cause one to need a thing |
| 443 | عالم | world |
| 444 | طبيب | doctor, physician |
| 445 | حيال | opposite, forenenst |
| 446 | مفهوم | concept; notion; idea |
| 447 | فلا | to withdraw from sucking |
| 448 | مختلفة | feminine singular of مُخْتَلِف |
| 449 | ب | denotes an instrument or tool, with, by |
| 450 | غدا | tomorrow |
| 451 | مضحك | funny, comical |
| 452 | بوب | to put a door |
| 453 | منتصف | middle |
| 454 | قسم | to divide |
| 455 | فيلم | film, movie |
| 456 | موجود | existing |
| 457 | ممتاز | excellent |
| 458 | مرات | several times |
| 459 | كثير | many, much, numerous |
| 460 | لطيفة | witticism, quip |
| 461 | أقسم | to swear |
| 462 | وجه | to be a man of distinction, to be notable |
| 463 | أولئك | plural of ذٰلِكَ |
| 464 | أجد | elative degree of جَدِيد |
| 465 | حوالي | around |
| 466 | قليل | few, little |
| 467 | حاجة | need, necessity |
| 468 | إعادة | reconduction, repeat undertaking or restoration |
| 469 | أنتما | you, ye |
| 470 | دليل | sign, indication, proof, demonstration, evidence, argument |
| 471 | ميلاد | birth |
| 472 | شهر | month |
| 473 | قوة | power, strength, might, force |
| 474 | رحلة | trip, voyage, tour |
| 475 | أسفل | under |
| 476 | زوجي | even |
| 477 | عملي | practical, pragmatic |
| 478 | وهل | to be weak, to be terrified, to be timid |
| 479 | أحمق | crazy, insane |
| 480 | هراء | nonsense, baloney |
| 481 | مساء | in the evening |
| 482 | جاهز | prepared, ready |
| 483 | محاولة | attempt, trial |
| 484 | عاد | to return, to go back, to come back |
| 485 | خطة | project, projected course, plan |
| 486 | وراء | behind |
| 487 | قائمة | list |
| 488 | حقيقية | feminine singular of حَقِيقِيّ |
| 489 | موقع | site, position, emplacement, place, spot, scene, locus,… |
| 490 | مهمة | job, task, function, duty |
| 491 | أطلق | to free, to liberate, to emancipate |
| 492 | شباب | youth |
| 493 | أسف | to regret |
| 494 | تخرج | to graduate |
| 495 | معلومات | information |
| 496 | أعد | to prepare, make ready, equip |
| 497 | كوني | cosmic, universal, cosmo- |
| 498 | قلبي | related to the heart |
| 499 | نيك | verbal noun of نَاكَ |
| 500 | مجددا | again |
| 501 | قاتل | to combat, to battle, to fight |
| 502 | نجد | highland, plateau |
| 503 | إيجاد | creation; creating |
| 504 | نقطة | dot, point |
| 505 | نظام | system |
| 506 | أملك | elative degree of مَالِك |
| 507 | سي | name of the Latin-script letter C, c; cee |
| 508 | مضى | to pass, be past |
| 509 | أخبر | to notify, to advise, to apprise, to inform |
| 510 | أما | as for; followed by a noun or pronoun, itself followed by… |
| 511 | تغيير | changing, alteration, modification, variation |
| 512 | عدا | except, everything exceeding … |
| 513 | خائفة | feminine singular of خَائِف |
| 514 | كثيرة | feminine singular of كَثِير |
| 515 | شي | verbal noun of شَوَى |
| 516 | إطلاق | verbal noun of أَطْلَقَ |
| 517 | خيار | cucumber |
| 518 | كلما | every time, whenever |
| 519 | تحرك | to depart, to leave |
| 520 | غبي | to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 521 | أخبار | plural of خَبَر |
| 522 | بعيد | shortly after, soon after |
| 523 | جعل | to make: to create |
| 524 | أعلى | higher; highest |
| 525 | سبق | to precede, to come before |
| 526 | إلينا | to us |
| 527 | البارحة | last night |
| 528 | منطقة | zone |
| 529 | بالكاد | almost, nearly |
| 530 | خاص | special |
| 531 | وظيفة | job, profession, occupation |
| 532 | اثنان | two |
| 533 | معنى | meaning, import, sense |
| 534 | حد | to prevent, to restrain, to check, to hinder |
| 535 | قريب | near, close, adjacent |
| 536 | أولا | firstly |
| 537 | ال | the |
| 538 | أتى | to come |
| 539 | ام | dialectal form of اَلْ |
| 540 | جيم | gimel; jim, name of the fifth letter of the Arabic… |
| 541 | صاحب | associate, companion, comrade, friend |
| 542 | أشخاص | plural of شَخْص |
| 543 | خائف | afraid, fearful, terrified |
| 544 | وهم | to conjecture, to guess, to presume, to ween, to surmise,… |
| 545 | اثنين | accusative of اِثْنَان |
| 546 | حفل | to gather, to assemble |
| 547 | أسابيع | plural of أُسْبُوع |
| 548 | زوجة | wife |
| 549 | برنامج | agenda |
| 550 | سلاح | weapon, arm |
| 551 | صندوق | chest, box, trunk, crate |
| 552 | لطالما | often, frequently, oftentimes, many times, many a time, in… |
| 553 | ابتعد | to move away from, distance oneself from |
| 554 | الغير | definite masculine singular of غَيْر |
| 555 | بني | brown, coffee-colored |
| 556 | ولد | to bear, to beget |
| 557 | انتم | alternative spelling of أنتم |
| 558 | سخيف | stupid, absurd, ridiculous, silly |
| 559 | لمن | whose |
| 560 | قطع | to cut, to break |
| 561 | ثمة | there |
| 562 | بجانب | along, side by side with |
| 563 | احتاج | to need |
| 564 | تقريبا | approximately |
| 565 | قدم | time long past, old times |
| 566 | قوية | feminine singular of قَوِيّ |
| 567 | غريبة | peculiarity, a strange occurrence |
| 568 | فهم | to understand |
| 569 | أراد | to want, will |
| 570 | ظهر | to be outward, to be external, on the surface |
| 571 | سماع | attestation |
| 572 | تناول | to reach one's hand to a thing, to touch or make contact |
| 573 | دور | to turn in a circle, to spin, to whirl, to revolve, to… |
| 574 | هدية | gift, donation |
| 575 | كتاب | book |
| 576 | معى | gut, intestine |
| 577 | رائحة | smell, scent; odor |
| 578 | معظم | exalted, glorified, venerated |
| 579 | حبيبي | my darling, my beloved |
| 580 | مكانك | Don’t move! stop! freeze! |
| 581 | مثلي | sexually attracted to the same sex, homosexual |
| 582 | شعور | feeling, sensation, emotion |
| 583 | عادة | usually, normally, customarily, ordinarily, habitually |
| 584 | قريبا | near, nearby, close at hand |
| 585 | ويل | to exclaim "woe!" over or repeatedly |
| 586 | ميل | to be bent, to be tilted, to be slanted |
| 587 | رغم | to force, to compel |
| 588 | فجأة | suddenly, unexpectedly, inadvertently, unawares |
| 589 | مثيرة | feminine singular of مُثِير |
| 590 | تصل | verbal noun of تَصَلَّى |
| 591 | درجة | stair, step |
| 592 | قادمة | female equivalent of قَادِم |
| 593 | آل | family |
| 594 | أهلا | as a kin, as a member of my kinfolk, in kindness |
| 595 | مريض | sick, ill |
| 596 | بلدي | native, indigenous |
| 597 | مذهل | astonishing, amazing |
| 598 | وصل | to unite, to join; to combine |
| 599 | ولو | even if, albeit |
| 600 | موجودة | feminine singular of مَوْجُود |
| 601 | استخدام | use, employment |
| 602 | واثق | to agree, to contract |
| 603 | مجنونة | feminine singular of مَجْنُون |
| 604 | جانب | beside |
| 605 | بطاقة | card |
| 606 | متأخر | late |
| 607 | شعر | to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant |
| 608 | مال | property, possessions, chattels, goods |
| 609 | هاتف | shouting, calling loudly |
| 610 | مدرسة | school, academy |
| 611 | كيفية | howness |
| 612 | أسبوع | week |
| 613 | دفع | to pay |
| 614 | بداية | beginning, start |
| 615 | طعام | food |
| 616 | مزيد | more, an extra amount or extent |
| 617 | إحدى | female equivalent of أَحَد |
| 618 | وسط | amidst, midst, at the center of, in the middle of, among,… |
| 619 | قلب | heart |
| 620 | ملابس | plural of مَلْبَس |
| 621 | حسب | according to, per, by |
| 622 | لان | to soften, to become soft |
| 623 | صديقة | female equivalent of صَدِيق |
| 624 | كلب | dog |
| 625 | مستعدة | feminine singular of مُسْتَعِدّ |
| 626 | حل | to unfasten; to untie; to unknot; to unravel; to… |
| 627 | المهم | Used to indicate that one returns to the original topic:… |
| 628 | رأس | head |
| 629 | آمن | to believe |
| 630 | شخصية | personality |
| 631 | جنون | madness, insanity |
| 632 | حرب | to be enraged, to be furious, to be angry |
| 633 | تغير | to change, to be altered |
| 634 | يدي | to have withered hand or be weak in hand |
| 635 | مثلما | as |
| 636 | حب | to love, to like |
| 637 | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder |
| 638 | بمجرد | as soon as, once that |
| 639 | طيب | good, wholesome, nice, fine |
| 640 | رأسي | vertical |
| 641 | لحم | flesh, meat |
| 642 | جاد | serious |
| 643 | تسمع | to give ear, to listen, to lend an ear |
| 644 | مسألة | issue, problem, point in question, thesis |
| 645 | أرسل | to send |
| 646 | بسيط | wide, extended, spread out |
| 647 | ملك | angel |
| 648 | شرطي | policeman, police officer |
| 649 | صور | to form, to create |
| 650 | عظيمة | feminine singular of عَظِيم |
| 651 | سرقة | plural of سَارِق |
| 652 | حماية | protection |
| 653 | سكوت | silence |
| 654 | خدمة | service, favour |
| 655 | سو | alternative form of سَوْء |
| 656 | قوي | to be or become strong, powerful |
| 657 | عد | to count |
| 658 | خاطئ | active participle of خَطِئَ: sinning, sinful |
| 659 | معذرة | excuse |
| 660 | فتيات | plural of فَتَاة |
| 661 | دماء | plural of دَم |
| 662 | قلق | to be agitated, disquieted, shaken |
| 663 | تاريخ | date, time |
| 664 | فكر | to think, ponder over |
| 665 | خط | to draw a line |
| 666 | حالما | as soon as, the moment that, right after, on, just at, no… |
| 667 | أبقى | more lasting, more permanent; most lasting, most permanent |
| 668 | أمور | plural of أَمْر |
| 669 | شراب | drink, beverage |
| 670 | بن | coffee beans, coffee |
| 671 | وداعا | farewell, adieu, goodbye |
| 672 | دان | to owe |
| 673 | أدخل | to make enter, to bring in, to let in, to admit, to show in |
| 674 | ثمن | a price |
| 675 | حضرة | presence |
| 676 | بناء | building, construction |
| 677 | مشاهدة | observation; viewing; inspection |
| 678 | سيئ | bad, evil |
| 679 | صفقة | clapping or clasping of the hands |
| 680 | واو | Name of the 27th letter of the Arabic alphabet,… |
| 681 | أ | introduces a positive yes-no question |
| 682 | عاهرة | adulteress |
| 683 | موافقة | approval, agreement, consent |
| 684 | آلاف | plural of أَلْف |
| 685 | أربع | masculine of أَرْبَعَة |
| 686 | طائرة | airplane |
| 687 | استمع | to listen, to listen closely |
| 688 | مرتين | twice |
| 689 | سبعة | seven |
| 690 | شارع | street |
| 691 | ميتة | manner of death |
| 692 | بقية | rest, remainder |
| 693 | أقدر | more powerful; most powerful |
| 694 | زوج | one of a pair |
| 695 | سواء | equally, likewise |
| 696 | موت | death |
| 697 | لله | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see لِـ, الله |
| 698 | صنع | to do, to make |
| 699 | أمل | to hope for |
| 700 | طبيعي | natural |
| 701 | شراء | buying |
| 702 | فرقة | part, portion |
| 703 | تدخل | to interfere in |
| 704 | نصل | to free, to extract, to take out |
| 705 | فندق | inn, hotel |
| 706 | شكل | to hobble |
| 707 | أقرب | nearer; nearest |
| 708 | أعمال | business |
| 709 | مشغول | busy |
| 710 | حامل | Hafiz, one who has memorized the Qur'an |
| 711 | شك | to doubt, be doubtful, suspect |
| 712 | مناسب | appropriate, suitable, proper, adequate, convenient |
| 713 | أبى | to reject, to refuse |
| 714 | تقدم | to precede |
| 715 | زمن | time |
| 716 | خير | goodness, good |
| 717 | تطلب | to necessitate, to have as requirement |
| 718 | باب | door, gate |
| 719 | يومين | accusative/genitive dual of يَوْم |
| 720 | روز | alternative form of رُزّ |
| 721 | سهل | easy |
| 722 | خطير | great |
| 723 | يد | an appendage of a body |
| 724 | يوما | once, once upon a time |
| 725 | طول | length |
| 726 | إما | used for disjunction, both posited as equal alternatives,… |
| 727 | وحدة | unit |
| 728 | دين | religion, creed, credo, faith, conviction, belief, tenet,… |
| 729 | أقوى | elative degree of قَوِيّ |
| 730 | موافق | consenting, approving, agreeing |
| 731 | وجد | to find, to hit upon, to come across |
| 732 | تلعب | to play, to act playfully |
| 733 | قادر | powerful |
| 734 | تكذب | to pretend to lie |
| 735 | دخل | to enter, go in, come in |
| 736 | أقدم | to dare |
| 737 | مجلس | seat |
| 738 | عطلة | vacation, holiday |
| 739 | عمي | to be or become blind |
| 740 | بضع | a few |
| 741 | مجال | field |
| 742 | عميل | client, patron, customer |
| 743 | منى | to arouse desire |
| 744 | ليلي | related to night; nocturnal |
| 745 | مدير | manager, head, chief, director, administrator, headmaster,… |
| 746 | محطة | station |
| 747 | تأكيد | confirmation, affirmation |
| 748 | آن | time |
| 749 | قيمة | value, worth |
| 750 | بدا | to appear |
| 751 | فتح | to open |
| 752 | آخذ | to censure, to blame |
| 753 | قف | to ruffle, to shrivel |
| 754 | خطوة | step, pace |
| 755 | عقد | to tie, knit, make a knot |
| 756 | والد | father |
| 757 | ثمانية | eight |
| 758 | قائد | leader |
| 759 | شاب | young man, youth, adolescent |
| 760 | تقرير | establishment |
| 761 | سبيل | way, path, road |
| 762 | لوك | verbal noun of لَاكَ |
| 763 | شخصا | personally |
| 764 | صعبة | feminine singular of صَعْب |
| 765 | ذكر | to mention |
| 766 | تحديد | verbal noun of حَدَّدَ |
| 767 | خرج | to move to outside; to leave; to exit; to get out |
| 768 | حركة | instance noun of حَرُكَ: an instance of movement |
| 769 | فيل | elephant |
| 770 | غاضب | angry; furious; enraged; vexed |
| 771 | جوي | air- |
| 772 | علامة | sign, mark |
| 773 | قديم | old, ancient |
| 774 | موضوع | topic, subject, theme |
| 775 | أسئلة | plural of سُؤَال |
| 776 | حادث | to converse with |
| 777 | محظوظ | lucky |
| 778 | مفاجأة | surprise |
| 779 | صح | to be healthy, to be in order, to be strong, to be correct,… |
| 780 | متن | to be firm, to be solid, to be sturdy |
| 781 | محل | place, location, spot, station |
| 782 | قليلة | feminine singular of قَلِيل |
| 783 | جدي | serious; grave; earnest |
| 784 | شديد | violent, strong, intense, severe, hard, difficult, acute,… |
| 785 | أولاد | plural of وَلَد |
| 786 | آلة | instrument, utensil |
| 787 | تعالى | to rise, ascend |
| 788 | تفقد | to inspect, to check |
| 789 | مكالمة | conversation; discussion |
| 790 | إشارة | sign, signal |
| 791 | مستوى | level |
| 792 | قدر | to have power |
| 793 | غادر | to leave |
| 794 | أغنية | song, melody, tune |
| 795 | حقيبة | bag |
| 796 | قهوة | coffee |
| 797 | عضو | organ |
| 798 | موقف | parking, parking space, parking lot |
| 799 | أنحاء | plural of نَحْو |
| 800 | أكل | to eat, to consume |
| 801 | بطل | hero |
| 802 | بارد | cold, cooling |
| 803 | رأى | to see |
| 804 | كتب | to draw |
| 805 | كيت | so-and-so, such-and-such |
| 806 | أغلق | to close, to shut |
| 807 | هيه | it |
| 808 | قصيرة | female equivalent of قَصِير |
| 809 | ذكي | intelligent, smart |
| 810 | أطول | longer; longest |
| 811 | إنقاذ | deliverance, salvation, saving, rescue |
| 812 | مقابلة | interview |
| 813 | وسيلة | means, medium |
| 814 | قادرة | feminine singular of قَادِر |
| 815 | حي | to experience, to witness |
| 816 | جثة | corpse, cadaver |
| 817 | مصدر | starting point, point of origin |
| 818 | سفينة | ship, vessel |
| 819 | قديمة | feminine singular of قَدِيم |
| 820 | نقل | to transport, bring from one place to another |
| 821 | ملايين | plural of مِلْيُون |
| 822 | لعب | to play |
| 823 | سريع | fast, quick |
| 824 | مطعم | restaurant |
| 825 | لون | color |
| 826 | ماء | water |
| 827 | اتصال | union |
| 828 | بسيطة | feminine singular of بَسِيط |
| 829 | دم | to coat, to smear |
| 830 | فلم | film, motion picture |
| 831 | روح | spirit, ghost |
| 832 | مر | to pass, to elapse, to go by, to cross |
| 833 | أترك | to turkify |
| 834 | شاهد | to see, to view, to inspect, to watch, to observe, to… |
| 835 | كفاية | enough |
| 836 | متجر | store |
| 837 | جرى | to run |
| 838 | الجزيرة | definite singular of جَزِيرَة |
| 839 | مدة | during, within, in the course of |
| 840 | مسرح | pasture |
| 841 | نيل | indigo |
| 842 | تقتل | to fight each other |
| 843 | بعدما | after |
| 844 | تجربة | trial, essay, experiment |
| 845 | فائدة | usefulness, profit, advantage, benefit |
| 846 | بعيدة | feminine singular of بَعِيد |
| 847 | سوء | evil, badness |
| 848 | تأكل | to be devoured, to be consumed |
| 849 | قاعدة | foundation |
| 850 | كانا | kana |
| 851 | أمى | to take as female slave |
| 852 | إياه | him, it |
| 853 | أدنى | nearer, closer; nearest, closest |
| 854 | استمر | to continue |
| 855 | سابق | previous, preceding, prior |
| 856 | أدرك | to reach, catch up with, overcome, overtake |
| 857 | سوية | level |
| 858 | فظيع | abominable, detestable |
| 859 | فان | evanescent, transitory, transient, ephemeral |
| 860 | جولة | jaunt, trip, voyage |
| 861 | حادثة | a thing that springs up or happens |
| 862 | بيع | sale, exchange |
| 863 | ضمن | inside, within, among |
| 864 | مريضة | feminine singular of مَرِيض |
| 865 | مرض | to be or become sick |
| 866 | ضربة | a blow, a stroke, a hit |
| 867 | تترك | To be Turkified, to act Turkish |
| 868 | القاعدة | the toilet, a Western-style sitting toilet as opposed to a… |
| 869 | أبعد | farther, more distant; farthest, most distant |
| 870 | جامعة | university, academy |
| 871 | ضرب | to strike, to beat, to hit |
| 872 | كلام | talking, speaking |
| 873 | غبية | female equivalent of غَبِيّ |
| 874 | ممتع | pleasant, delicious, amusing, enjoyable |
| 875 | ضغط | to press |
| 876 | لوحة | plank; board; blackboard; slate; sheet |
| 877 | كافية | feminine singular of كَافٍ |
| 878 | أثر | to influence, to affect, to have an effect on |
| 879 | وكالة | by proxy, on behalf of |
| 880 | للأسف | sadly, unfortunately |
| 881 | حاضر | to give a lecture to |
| 882 | تصدق | to give alms |
| 883 | وجهة | side, direction |
| 884 | وقع | to fall down, to fall |
| 885 | تجاه | towards, vis-à-vis |
| 886 | وحيدة | feminine singular of وَحِيد |
| 887 | كلمات | plural of كَلِمَة |
| 888 | نسخة | copy |
| 889 | آدم | human |
| 890 | شاحنة | truck, lorry |
| 891 | قرار | decision |
| 892 | أنى | how |
| 893 | عالية | feminine singular of عَالٍ |
| 894 | عذرا | sorry |
| 895 | أناس | persons, people |
| 896 | مفتاح | key |
| 897 | ضابط | officer |
| 898 | غاية | end |
| 899 | ضوء | light |
| 900 | بدلا | instead |
| 901 | عنوان | title — and "anything that serves as an indication of… |
| 902 | آني | instantaneous |
| 903 | أرض | earth, land |
| 904 | ماما | mum, mummy, mama |
| 905 | أسود | black |
| 906 | تقديم | introduction |
| 907 | تحقيق | securing, fulfillment, achievement |
| 908 | م | AD |
| 909 | معجب | pleased |
| 910 | السبت | Saturday, the cessation or last day of the week |
| 911 | حلم | to dream or about while asleep |
| 912 | أهمية | importance, significance |
| 913 | ابنة | daughter |
| 914 | ولاية | province, governorate |
| 915 | أصل | ground |
| 916 | حظ | to be fortunate, lucky |
| 917 | عمر | to live long, to be long-lived |
| 918 | كسر | to break, to crash, to smash |
| 919 | ممارسة | exercise, practice |
| 920 | هرب | to flee, to escape |
| 921 | أحيانا | sometimes |
| 922 | أذكر | to remind, to call to mind |
| 923 | أجلس | to cause to be seated |
| 924 | دع | to rebuff |
| 925 | جيف | plural of جِيفَة |
| 926 | سجن | to confine, to imprison |
| 927 | فحص | to examine |
| 928 | بجد | seriously; earnestly |
| 929 | هيئة | form, shape |
| 930 | شهور | plural of شَهْر |
| 931 | حالا | presently, immediately, at once, right away, without delay |
| 932 | سقط | to fall, to collapse, to descend |
| 933 | روس | Russians |
| 934 | تأثير | influence, impression |
| 935 | مدهش | amazing |
| 936 | ملكة | queen |
| 937 | عرف | to be familiar with; to know |
| 938 | رحل | to saddle, to mount |
| 939 | قيادة | leadership, control |
| 940 | وجبة | meal, repast |
| 941 | مصاب | wounded, injured, infected |
| 942 | علاج | remedy, cure |
| 943 | قرب | near, in the vicinity of |
| 944 | قنبلة | bomb, grenade |
| 945 | حساب | account |
| 946 | تخبر | to inquire, to ask |
| 947 | عادي | normal, regular, ordinary, usual |
| 948 | قانون | canon |
| 949 | إليهم | to them |
| 950 | تراجع | to return to each other |
| 951 | مخدرات | plural of مُخَدِّر |
| 952 | نخب | to choose, select |
| 953 | مثالي | typical |
| 954 | خطب | to give a speech, lecture, or oration |
| 955 | معروف | known |
| 956 | نتيجة | result |
| 957 | رد | to return, to bring back, to put back |
| 958 | سجل | to register, enter, make an entry |
| 959 | أوقف | to make stand, to set up |
| 960 | طيلة | during, throughout |
| 961 | شابه | to resemble |
| 962 | مسدس | hexagon |
| 963 | حانة | tavern, groggery |
| 964 | أهم | to grieve, to distress, to concern, to worry |
| 965 | عشاء | supper, dinner |
| 966 | قريبة | feminine singular of قَرِيب |
| 967 | مراقبة | surveillance, monitoring |
| 968 | مباراة | contest, match |
| 969 | مشروع | kosher |
| 970 | موسيقى | music |
| 971 | إدارة | turning, turning around, turning over |
| 972 | أقتل | elative degree of قَاتِل |
| 973 | أسمح | elative degree of سَمْح |
| 974 | بابا | pope, patriarch |
| 975 | جائع | hungry |
| 976 | أنسى | to cause to forget or neglect |
| 977 | هدف | to approach, to draw near, to be near |
| 978 | تحضر | to be or become civilized, settled or urbanize |
| 979 | عبارة | expression |
| 980 | أعظم | greater; greatest |
| 981 | ذكية | feminine singular of ذَكِيّ |
| 982 | تراه | alternative form of تُرَى |
| 983 | أرد | more useful, more profitable; most useful, most profitable |
| 984 | تعديل | straightening |
| 985 | تسعة | nine |
| 986 | بقي | to last, to endure |
| 987 | كفى | to be enough for |
| 988 | شجرة | tree |
| 989 | قراءة | reading |
| 990 | أمسك | to seize, grasp, clutch, grip, hold |
| 991 | عيني | ocular, eye-related |
| 992 | تعرض | to expose oneself to |
| 993 | عم | from what? |
| 994 | تشغيل | operating, operation |
| 995 | وحيد | alone |
| 996 | معركة | battle |
| 997 | شقة | apartment, flat |
| 998 | قادمون | plural of قَادِم |
| 999 | أعضاء | plural of عُضْو and عِضْو |
| 1,000 | حدوث | verbal noun of حَدَثَ |
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Frequencies come from the OpenSubtitles corpus via hermitdave/FrequencyWords; English meanings from Wiktextract. Both are CC BY-SA 4.0, and so is this list.
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