Nature & Plants in Arabic

Nature words in Arabic: غَابَة (ghāba, forest), نَهْر (nahr, river), بُحَيْرَة (buḥayrah, lake), جَبَل (jabal, mountain), شَجَرَة (shajara, tree), زَهْرَة (zahra, flower). Below are all 36 nature words from lessons 44, 45 and 172 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 36 Arabic nature words

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Lesson 44 · Nature & Places 12 words

غَابَة ghāba forest

الغابة مليئة بالأشجار.

al-ghāba malī'a bil-ashjār.

A forest is full of trees.
نَهْر nahr river

مياه النهر باردة وصافية.

miyah an-nahr barida wa-safiya.

The river has cool, clear water.
بُحَيْرَة buḥayrah lake

تَسْبَحُ في البُحَيْرَة العَمِيقَة.

Tasbaḥu fi al-buḥayrati al-ʿamīqa.

She swims in the deep lake.
جَبَل jabal mountain

تَسَلَّقوا الجبل العالي.

Tasallaqu al-jabal al-ʿali.

They climbed the tall mountain.
طَبِيعَة ṭabīʿa nature

يُحِبُّ بيتر الطبيعة.

Yuḥibbu Bītar aṭ-ṭabīʿa.

Peter loves the nature.
شَاطِئ shāṭiʾ coast

هذا ساحل جميل.

hādhā sāḥil jamīl.

This is a beautiful coast.
جَزِيرَة jazīrah island

يعيش على جزيرة صغيرة.

yaʿīshu ʿalā jazīrah ṣaghīrah.

He lives on a small island.
صَحْرَاء ṣaḥrā' desert

الصحراء مكان جاف جداً.

aṣ-ṣaḥrāʾ makān jāff jiddan.

A desert is a very dry place.
وَادِي wādī valley

الوادي أخضر وواسع.

al-wādī 'akhḍar wa-wāsi'.

The valley is green and wide.
شَلَّال shallāl waterfall

رأوا شلالاً جميلاً.

Ra'aw shallālan jamīlan.

They saw a beautiful waterfall.
جُرُف juruf cliff

ذلك الجرف مرتفع جداً.

thalika al-jurfu murtafi'un jiddan.

That cliff is very high.
مَرْج marj meadow

تحب المشي في المروج.

Tuḥibbu al-mashya fī al-murūj.

She likes to walk in meadows.

Lesson 45 · Trees, Flowers & Plants 12 words

شَجَرَة shajara tree

يَنَامُ الكَلْبُ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ.

yanāmu al-kalbu taḥta ash-shajara.

The dog sleeps under the tree.
زَهْرَة zahra flower

الزهرة الحمراء جميلة.

az-zahra al-ḥamrā' jamīla.

The red flower is beautiful.
وَرَقَة waraqah leaf

سَقَطَتْ وَرَقَةٌ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ.

saqaṭat waraqatun min ash-shajarah

A leaf fell from the tree.
عُشْب ʿushb grass

تَأْكُلُ الْبَقَرَةُ الْعُشْبَ.

ta'kulu l-baqaratu l-ʿushba.

The cow eats the grass.
نَبَات nabāt plant

النَّبَاتُ لَهُ أَوْرَاقٌ خَضْرَاءُ.

an-nabātu lahu awrāqun khaḍrā’

The plant has green leaves.
صَخْرَة ṣakhra rock

رَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ الصَّخْرَةَ الثَّقِيلَةَ.

rafaʿa ar-rajulu aṣ-ṣakhrata ath-thaqīla.

The man lifted the heavy rock.
حَجَر ḥajar stone

وَجَدْتُ حَجَرًا ثَقِيلًا.

wajadtu ḥajaran thaqīlan.

I found a heavy stone.
غُصْن ghuṣn branch

يَجْلِسُ الطَّائِرُ عَلَى الْغُصْنِ.

yajlisu aṭ-ṭā'iru ‘ala l-ghuṣni

The bird sits on the branch.
جِذْر jidhr root

لِهَذِهِ النَّبْتَةِ جِذْرٌ طَوِيلٌ.

li-hadhihi an-nabtati jidhrun tawil.

This plant has a long root.
بِذْرَة bidhrah seed

يَزرَعُ الفَلّاحُ البِذْرَةَ في التُّربة.

yazraʿu al-fallāḥu al-bidhrata fi-t-turbah

The farmer plants the seed.
شُجَيْرَة shujayrah bush

الطائر يختبئ في الشُجَيْرَة.

at-ta'ir yakhtabi' fi ash-shujayrah

The bird hides in the bush.
خَشَب khashab wood

أحتاجُ إلى خشبًا من أجلِ النار.

aḥtāju ilā khashaban min ajli an-nār.

I need wood for the fire.

Lesson 172 · Countryside & Nature 12 words

رِيف reef countryside

يُحِبّ الريف الهادئ.

yuḥibbu ar-rīfa al-hādiʾ.

He likes the quiet countryside.
قَرْيَة qarya village

يعيش أجدادي في قرية صغيرة.

Ya'eeshu ajdadi fi qaryatin saghira.

My grandparents live in a small village.
حَقْل ḥaql field

يلعبون في الحقل.

yalʿabūna fī al-ḥaql.

They play in the field.
غَابَة ghāba woods

هذه نزهة جميلة في الغابة.

Hādhihi nuzha jamīla fil-ghāba.

This is a lovely walk in woods.
مَرْعَى marʿā pasture

رأت أبقاراً في المرعى.

ra'at abqāran fī l-marʿā.

She saw cows in the pasture.
جَدْوَل jadwal stream

أحب صوت الجدول.

Uḥibbu ṣawt al-jadwal.

I like the sound of a stream.
مَمَرّ mamarr path

الْمَمَرُّ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ.

al-mamarru yu'addi ila al-manzil.

The path leads to the house.
دَرْب darb trail

يَمْشِيَانِ فِي دَرْبِ الْغَابَةِ مَعًا.

yamshiyani fi darbi al-ghabati ma'an.

They walk the forest trail together.
نُزْهَة nuzha picnic

النزهة هي غداء ممتع في الهواء الطلق.

an-nuzha hiya ghadaa' mumti' fil-hawaa' at-talq.

A picnic is a fun outdoor lunch.
الْحَيَاة الْبَرِّيَّة al-ḥayāh al-barriyyah wildlife

تحب تصوير الحياة البرية.

Tuḥibbu taṣwīr al-ḥayāh al-barriyyah.

She loves to photograph wildlife.
بَيْتُ مَزْرَعَة baytu mazra'a farmhouse

يُمْكِنُكَ رُؤْيَة بيت المزرعة القديم.

Yumkinuka ru'yat bayt al-mazra'a al-qadim.

You can see the old farmhouse.
وِجْهَةُ نَظَر wijhat naẓar viewpoint

شاركوني وجهة نظرهم.

shaarakuunii wijhata naẓarihim.

They shared their viewpoint with me.