Planets & Space in Arabic

Planets and space in Arabic: الأَرْض (al-arḍ, Earth), كَوْكَب (kawkab, planet), شَمْس (shams, sun), قَمَر (qamar, Moon), نَجْم (najm, star), مَجَرَّة (majarrah, galaxy). Below are all 24 space and sky words from lessons 173 and 42 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 24 Arabic space and sky words

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Lesson 173 · Outer Space & Cosmos 12 words

الأَرْض al-arḍ Earth

نحن نعيش على الأرض.

naḥnu naʿīshu ʿala l-arḍ

We live on the earth.
كَوْكَب kawkab planet

نحن نعيش على هذا الْكَوْكَبِ.

Naḥnu naʿīsh ʿalā hādha al-kawkab.

We live on this planet.
فضاء faḍāʾ space

لا يوجد هواء في الفضاء.

Lā yūjad hawāʾ fī al-faḍāʾ.

There is no air in space.
مَجَرَّة majarrah galaxy

مَجَرَّتُنَا تَحتوي على الكَثير من النُّجوم.

majar-ratunā taḥtawī ʿalā al-kathīr min an-nujūm.

Our galaxy has many stars.
كَوْن kawn universe

الْكَوْنُ كَبِيرٌ جِدًّا.

al-kawnu kabīrun jiddan.

The universe is very large.
مُذَنَّب mudhannab comet

رأيتُ مُذَنَّبًا لامعًا في السماء.

Ra'aytu mudhannaban lāmiʿan fi-s-samā'.

I saw a bright comet.
كُوَيْكِب kuwaykib asteroid

اصطدم الكُوَيْكِبُ الضخم بالقمر.

iṣṭadama al-kuwaykibu aḍ-ḍakhmu bil-qamar

The large asteroid hit the moon.
جَاذِبِيَّة jādhibiyya gravity

الْجَاذِبِيَّةُ تُبْقِينَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ.

al-jādhibiyyatu tubqīnā ‘ala l-’arḍ

Gravity keeps us on the ground.
مِقْرَاب miqrāb telescope

أرى النجوم بـالـمـقـراب.

arā an-nujūm bil-miqrāb

I see stars through the telescope.
كُسُوف kusūf eclipse

شاهدنا الْكُسُوفَ الشمسي.

shāhadnā al-kusūf ash-shamsī.

We watched the solar eclipse.
دَارَ dāra orbit

يَدُورُ القَمَرُ حَوْلَ الكَوْكَبِ.

yadūru al-qamaru ḥawla al-kawkab.

The moon orbits the planet.
قَمَرٌ صِنَاعِيّ qamar ṣināʿī satellite

يَدُورُ القَمَرُ الصِّنَاعِيُّ حَوْلَ الأَرْضِ.

yadūru al-qamar aṣ-ṣināʿī ḥawla al-arḍ.

The satellite orbits the Earth.

Lesson 42 · Sky, Sun & Stars 12 words

شَمْس shams sun

تُشْرِقُ الشَّمْسُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.

tushriqu ash-shamsu fis-samāʾ

The sun shines in the sky.
قَمَر qamar Moon

أَرَى الْقَمَرَ الْمُنِيرَ.

ara al-qamara al-muneer

I see the bright moon.
نَجْم najm star

أرى نَجْمًا ساطعًا.

Arā najman sāṭiʿan.

I see a bright star.
سَمَاء samāʾ sky

تُحَلِّقُ الطُّيُورُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.

tuḥalliquṭ-ṭuyūru fis-samāʾi

Birds fly in the sky.
سَحَابَة saḥāba cloud

سَحَابَةٌ مُظْلِمَةٌ تُخْفِي الشَّمْسَ.

saḥābatun muẓlima tukhfī ash-shams

A dark cloud hides the sun.
مَطَر maṭar rain

يَنْزِلُ الْمَطَرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ.

yanzilu al-maṭaru min as-samā'

The rain falls from the sky.
رِيح rīḥ wind

نَشْعُرُ بالرِّيحِ البَارِدَةِ.

nashʿuru bir-rīḥi l-bāridah

We feel the cold wind.
عَاصِفَة ʿāṣifa storm

كَسَرَتِ الْعَاصِفَةُ الْقَوِيَّةُ الْأَشْجَارَ.

kasarat al-ʿāṣifatu al-qawiyyatu al-ashjār

The strong storm broke the trees.
قَوْسُ قُزَح qaws quzaḥ rainbow

أرى قوس قزح في السماء.

Arā qaws quzaḥ fis-samā’.

I see a rainbow in the sky.
ظِلّ ẓill shadow

أَرى ظِلًّا مُظلِمًا.

Arā ẓillan muẓliman.

I see a dark shadow.
غُرُوب ghurūb sunset

شاهدنا الغروب الجميل.

shāhadnā al-ghurūb al-jamīl

We watched the beautiful sunset.
رَعْد raʿd thunder

سَمِعْنَا الرَّعْدَ القَوِيَّ.

samiʿnā ar-raʿda al-qawī

We heard the loud thunder.