Learn the names of sports in Arabic. In this post you will find list of Sport Arabic vocabulary with pronunciation.
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How to say sport in Arabic
The word sport in Arabic is رِياضة [riyaaDa] , sports (plural) رِياضات [riyaaDaat].
Speaking about sports in Arabic you may need the word hobby, which is هواية [hiwaaya] (pl: هِوايات – hiwaayaat).
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Popular sports names in Arabic
Learn the names of popular sports in Arabic. In the list below, you’ll find names for sports such as football, baseball, tennis and more.
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Football | كُرَةُ القَدَم | kuratu al-qadam |
| Basketball | كُرَةُ السَّلَّة | kuratu as-salla |
| Baseball | بيسبول | baisbool |
| Swimming | سِباحة | sibaaHa |
| Running | رَكْض | rakD |
| Cycling | رُكوبُ الدَّرّاجات | rukuubu ad-darraajaat |
| Volleyball | كُرَةُ الطّائِرة | kuratu aT-Taa’ira |
| Tennis | كُرَةُ المِضْرَب | kuratu al-miDrab |
| Fishing | صَيْدُ السَّمَك | Saidu as-samak |
| Horse-riding | رُكوبُ الخَيْل | rukuubu al-khail |
| Gymnastics | جُمْباز | jumbaaz |
| Hockey | هوكي | hooki |
| Boxing | مُلاكَمة | mulaakama |
| Skiing | تَزَلُّج / تَزَحْلُق | tazalluj / tazaHluq |
| Golf | جولف /غولف | ghoolf / joolf |
Other sports in Arabic
Below you will find Arabic names for activities such as hunting, mountain climbing, diving.
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Hunting | صَيْد | Said |
| Cricket | كريكيت | kriikiit |
| Table tennis | كُرَةُ الطّاوِلة | kuratu aT-Taawila |
| Karate | كاراتيه | kaaraateh |
| Diving | غَوْص | ghawS |
| Wrestling | مُصارَعة | muSaara3a |
| Bowling | بولينج | booliinj |
| Horse-racing | سِباقُ الخَيْل | sibaaqu al-khail |
| Mountain climbing | تَسَلُّقُ الجِبال | tasalluqu al-jibaal |
| Surfing | رَكْمَجة | rakmaja |
| Weight lifting | حَمْلُ الأثْقال | Hamlu al-athqaal |
Other useful vocabulary
Nouns:
ball كرة [kura], pl: كُرات [kuraat]
game لُعْبة [lu3ba] , pl: لُعَب [lu3ab]
team فَريق [fariiq] , pl: فُرُوق [furuuq]
goal هدف [hadaf] , pl: أهداف [ahdaaf]
a tie تَعادُل [ta3aadul]
player, sportsman لاعِب [laa3ib]
match مُباراة [mubaara] pl: مُبارات [mubaaraat]
Verbs:
to play لَعَبَ [la3aba]
to lose خَسَر [khasara]
to win فازَ [faaza]
Quiz
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