Prepositions in Arabic are used just like in English; they
come before the noun,
Around the house = hawla al bait (around = hawla). In front
of the house = amama al bait (amama= in front of).
Some prepositions that are one word in English may contain
two words in Arabic, for example (among = men bayn) which means literally “from
between”. And vice versa, some Arabic one word may be the equivalent of a
compound English preposition, like: in front of = fawka.
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Arabic Prepositions
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About: hawla حولَ
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By: ‘ala على
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On: ‘ala... على
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Above: fawqa فوقَ
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close by: bel qurbi men بالقرب
من
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on top of: fawqa... فوقَ
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according to…: wafqan li …وفقا
ل
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close to: bejaneb …بجانب
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Opposite to: ‘aksa... عكسَ
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Across: ‘abra عبرَ
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Concerning: bekhosoos بخصوص
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Out: khaarej... خارج
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After: ba’da بعدَ
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Despite: raghma رغمَ
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Outside…: bel kharej men... بالخارج
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Against: dedda ضدَ
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Down: tahta تحت
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Over: ‘ala... على
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ahead of: amama أمامَ
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due to: naatej ‘an ناتج
عن
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Per …: li kolli... لكل
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all over: men jaded من
جديد
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During: khelaala خلالَ
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Plus …: idafatan ila...إضافةً الى
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Along: ‘ala tool على
طول
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except for: bestethnaa’ (th as in think) باستثناء
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Regarding: bekhosoos...بخصوص
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Among: men bayn من
بين
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Excluding: mostathnian مستثنياً
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Save: bestithnaa’ (th as in think)...باستثناء
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Around: hawla حولَ
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for: li…. ل
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similar to: moshaabeh li...مشابه ل
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As: ka…كَ
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From: men من
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Since: mundu...منذُ
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As … as: … ka ….كَ
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In: fi... فِ
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Than: men... من
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Aside: bejaaneb بجانب
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in front of: amama أمامَ
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thanks to…: befadli…بفضل
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At: ‘ala على
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in place of: makana …مكانَ
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Through: khelaala …خلالَ
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away from: ba’eedan ‘an بعيدا
عن
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in spite of: berraghmi men….بالرغم من
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Till: ila (or) ila ghaayat …الى or الى غاية
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because of: besababi بسبب
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Including: mo’taberan معتبراً
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To: ila …إلى
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Before: qabla قبلَ
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Inside: beddakhel... بالدّاخل
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Towards: bettejaah … باتجاه
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Behind: waraa’ وراءَ
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instead of: ‘ewadan ‘an …عوضاً عن
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Under: tahta...تحت
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Below: tahta تحت
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Less: aqal... أقل
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Unlike: kheelafan ‘an...خلافاً عن
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Beneath: men taht من
تحت
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Like …: methla … (or) ka …مثلَ . (or) كَ
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Until: ila ghayet …الى
غاية
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Beside: bejaneb بجانب
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Minus: naqes …ناقص
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Up: fawq فوق
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Besides: bel idafati ila باللإضافة
الى
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Near: qareeb... قريب
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Versus: ‘aaksa …عكسَ
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Between: bayna بينَ
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near to …: qareeb men…. قريبٌ من
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Via: ‘abra….عبر
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Beyond: wara’a وراءَ
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next to: bejaneb …بجانب
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With: ma’a….مع
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But: laken لكن
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Of: men (not for possessive)... من
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Without: bedoon…بدون
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Try to memorize these Arabic prepositions, they’re very
important in making sentences and useful expressions.
