Shapes in Arabic

Shapes in Arabic: دَائِرَة (dā'irah, circle), مُرَبَّع (murabbaʿ, square), مُثَلَّث (muthallath, triangle), مُسْتَطِيل (mustaṭīl, rectangle), مُسْتَدِير (mustadīr, round), نَمَط (namaṭ, pattern). Below are all 12 shapes from lesson 125 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 12 Arabic shapes

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Lesson 125 · Shapes & Patterns 12 words

دَائِرَة dā'irah circle

يرسمون دائرة صغيرة.

Yarsumūna dā'ira ṣaghīra.

They draw a small circle.
مُرَبَّع murabbaʿ square

يرسم مربعًا كبيرًا واحدًا.

Yarsumu murabbaʿan kabīran wāḥidan.

He draws one large square.
مُثَلَّث muthallath triangle

هذا مثلث صغير.

Hādhā muthallath ṣaghīr.

This is a small triangle.
مُسْتَطِيل mustaṭīl rectangle

أرى مستطيلاً الآن.

arā mustaṭīlan al-ʾān.

I see a rectangle now.
مُسْتَدِير mustadīr round

الكرة مستديرة.

Al-kura mustadeera.

A ball is round.
مُسْتَقِيم mustaqīm straight

يرسمون خطاً مستقيماً.

Yarsumūna khaṭṭan mustaqīman.

They draw a straight line.
مُنْحَنٍ munḥanin curved

ترى الطريق المنحني.

Tarā aṭ-ṭarīq al-munḥanī.

You see the curved road.
ضلع ḍilʿ side

للمثلث ثلاثة أضلاع.

Lil-muthallath thalāthat aḍlāʿ.

A triangle has three sides.
حَافَّة ḥāffah edge

أتحرك إلى الحافة.

ataḥarrak ilā al-ḥāffah.

I move to the edge.
مَرْكَز markaz center

نلوّن مركز الدائرة.

Nulawwin markaz ad-dā'ira.

We paint the circle's center.
زَاوِيَة zāwiya corner

يجلس في الزاوية.

Yajlisu fī az-zāwiya.

He sits in the corner.
نَمَط namaṭ pattern

أرى نقشاً زهرياً.

Ara naqshan zahriyyan.

I see a floral pattern.