Do you know how to say hair, cheek or muscle in Arabic? Learn more than 60 Arabic words with our Body Parts in Arabic vocabulary list.
The following list contains the English translation and the word in Arabic in singular and plural with included pronunciation.
At the end you will find a quiz to help you test your knowledge of body parts vocabulary.
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Word body in Arabic language
Word body in Arabic is جِسْم [jism]
Plural: أَجْسام [ajsaam]
Body parts أَجْزاء الجِسْم [ajzaa’ al-jism]
Human body جِسْمُ الإنْسان [jismu al-insaan]
If you don’t know the Arabic alphabet yet check our post Arabic alphabet – All you need to know to write in Arabic
How to say my body in Arabic
To say my body you have to add ي suffix pronoun – جِسْمي [jismi]
Parts of body in Arabic
Learn the most important names of body parts in Arabic with the list below. The list includes not only basic Arabic words such as hand, leg, but words like navel, armpit as well.
| English | Arabic singular transliteration | Arabic plural transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | يَد yad | أَيْدي aydii |
| Leg | رِجْل / ساق rijl / saaq | أَرْجُل / سيقان arjul / siiqaan |
| Eye | عَيْن 3ayn | عُيون 3uyuun |
| Nose | أَنْف anf | أُنوف unuuf |
| Ear | أُذُن udhun | آذان aadhaan |
| Tooth | ﺳِﻦّ sinn | أسنان asnaan |
| Head | ﺭَﺃﺱ ra’s | رُؤوس ru’uus |
| Face | وَجْه wajh | ﻭُﺟُﻮﻩ wujuuh |
| Mouth | فَم fam | أَفْوَاه / أفْمام afwaah / afmaam |
| Beard | لِحْية liHya | لِحى liHa |
| Hair | شَعْرة sha3ra | شَعْر sha3r |
| Forehead | جَبْهة jabha | جِباه jibaah |
| Lip | شَفة shafa | شِفاه shifaah |
| Jaw | فَكّ fakk | فُكُوك fukuuk |
| Cheek | خَدّ khadd | خُدود khuduud |
| Tongue | لِسان lisaan | ألْسِنة /ألْسُن alsina / alsun |
| Throat | حَنْجَرة Hanjara | حَناجِر Hanaajir |
| Arm | ذِراع dhiraa3 | أَذْرُع adhru3 |
| Shoulder | كَتِف katif | أَكْتاف aktaaf |
| Belly | بَطْن baTn | ﺑُﻄُﻮﻥ buTuun |
| Finger *check also: finger names | إصْبَع iSba3 | أَصابِع aSaabi3 |
| Foot | قَدَم qadam | أَقْدام aqdaam |
| Knee | رُكْبة rukba | رُكَب rukab |
| Nail | ظُفْر DHufr | أَظْفَار / أَظَافِر aDHfaar / aDhaafir |
| Palm | كَفّ kaff | كُفُوف kufuuf |
| Ankle | كاحِل kaaHil | كَوَاحِل kawaaHil |
| Elbow | كوع kuu3 | أَكْوَاع akwaa3 |
| Thigh | فَخِذ fakhidh | أَفْخاذ afkhaadh |
| Neck | رَقَبة / عُنُق raqaba / 3unuq | رِقَاْب / أَعْناق riqaab / a3naaq |
| Back | ظَهْر DHahr | أَظْهُر/ ظُهُور aDHhuur / DHuhuur |
| Breast | ثَدْي thadi | أَثْداء athdaa’ |
| Chest | صَدْر Sadr | صُدُور Suduur |
| Waist | خَصْر khaSr | خُصُور khuSuur |
| Thumb | إبْهام ibhaam | أَبَاهِيم abaahiim |
| Navel | سُرَّة surra | سُرَر surar |
| Armpit | إبْط ibT | آباط aabaaT |
| Chin | ذَقْن dhaqn | ذُقُون dhuquun |
| Moustache | شارِب shaarib | شَوارِب shawaarib |
Body organs in Arabic
| English | Arabic singular transliteration | Arabic plural transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Brain | مُخّ / دِماغ mukhkh / dimaagh | مِخَاخ mikhaakh |
| Stomach | مَعِدة ma3ida | مِعَد mi3ad |
| Skin | جِلْد jild | جُلُود juluud |
| Heart | قَلْب qalb | قُلوب quluub |
| Liver | كَبِد kabid | أَكْبَاد / كُبُود akbaad / kubuud |
| Vein | عِرْق 3irq | عُرُوق 3uruuq |
| Sweat | عَرَق 3araq | – |
| Muscle | عَضَلة 3adala | عَضَلات 3aDalaat |
| Kidney | كُلْية kulya | كُلى kulaa |
| Blood | دَمّ damm | دِمَاء dimaa’ |
| Nerve | عَصَب 3aSab | أَعْصاب a3Saab |
| Bone | عَظْم 3aDHm | عِظام 3iDHaam |
| Skull | جُمْجُمة jumjuma | جَمَاجِم jamaajim |
| Spine | عَمود فِقريّ 3amood fiqari | |
| Artery | شِرْيان shiryaan | شَرايِين sharaayiyyn |
| Body cells | خَلِيَّة khaliyya | خَلايا khalaayaa |
| Lung | رِئَة ri’a | رِئُون ri’uun |
| Joint | مَفْصِل mafSil | مَفاصِل mafaaSil |
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Body Parts in Arabic Quiz
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Body parts in Arabic Vocabulary Quiz
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