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How do you say "heavy rain" in Arabic?

مطر تقيل

Matar ti'yl

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In Arabic, "heavy rain" is مطر تقيل.

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Pronunciation

Say mah-TAR tee-YUL. Four syllables with stress on the second and third. Flows with a strong ending.

Writing and usage

Matar ti'yl is two words: meem-ta-ra plus ta-alif-qaf-ya-lam. The qaf is emphatic.

Example sentence

المطر تقيل جدا

The rain is very heavy.

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How to remember مطر تقيل

Ti'yl sounds like 'tail'. Heavy rain has a long tail of weather behind it.

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Questions about مطر تقيل

How do you say "heavy rain" in Arabic?

In Arabic, "heavy rain" is مطر تقيل. It is a noun.

How is مطر تقيل written in Arabic?

Matar ti'yl is two words: meem-ta-ra plus ta-alif-qaf-ya-lam. The qaf is emphatic.

How is مطر تقيل used in a sentence?

Use مطر تقيل as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: المطر تقيل جدا (The rain is very heavy.).

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