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How do you say "heavy" in Arabic?
تقيل
taqil
In Arabic, "heavy" is تقيل.
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Pronunciation
Say taq-EEL. The first syllable rhymes with 'back', the second with 'seal'. Stress the second syllable.
Writing and usage
Taqil is five letters with ta at the start and the alif-lam ending. The doubled alif marks the long vowel.
Example sentence
هذا الشنطة تقيلة جدا
This bag is very heavy.
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How to remember تقيل
Taqil rhymes with 'tacky'. Heavy things are tacky and sticky, hard to move.
Related words
- dangerous خطر khatar
- eighty-five خمسة وتمانين khamsa witamaneen
- forty-four أربعة وأربعين arba'a wi'arba'een
- ninety-nine تسعة وتسعين tis'a witiseen
- sixty ستين siteen
- tidy مترتب mutaratib
- ugly وحش wahsh
- weak ضعيف daeif
- zero صفر Sifr
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Questions about تقيل
How do you say "heavy" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "heavy" is تقيل. It is a noun.
How is تقيل written in Arabic?
Taqil is five letters with ta at the start and the alif-lam ending. The doubled alif marks the long vowel.
How is تقيل used in a sentence?
Use تقيل as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: هذا الشنطة تقيلة جدا (This bag is very heavy.).
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