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How do you say "orangutan" in Arabic?
إنسان الغابة
Insan ilghaba
In Arabic, "orangutan" is إنسان الغابة.
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Pronunciation
Say 'in-san il-ghah-bah' as two words with stress on first and third syllables.
Writing and usage
إنسان الغابة is a two-word phrase. إنسان means 'human', and الغابة (forest) uses the article ال with the ب (ba) ending.
Example sentence
إنسان الغابة يعيش في الأشجار بماليزيا.
Orangutans live in trees in Malaysia.
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How to remember إنسان الغابة
Orangutans literally means 'forest people' in Indonesian, and Egyptian Arabic captured this same idea as إنسان الغابة.
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Questions about إنسان الغابة
How do you say "orangutan" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "orangutan" is إنسان الغابة. It is a noun.
How is إنسان الغابة written in Arabic?
إنسان الغابة is a two-word phrase. إنسان means 'human', and الغابة (forest) uses the article ال with the ب (ba) ending.
How is إنسان الغابة used in a sentence?
Use إنسان الغابة as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: إنسان الغابة يعيش في الأشجار بماليزيا. (Orangutans live in trees in Malaysia.).
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