Football in Arabic: 10 Essential Terms (World Cup 2022)
World Cup 2022 Ball & Trophy ⚽🏆
Focusing way too much on the TV screen and the internet waiting intensely until your football team scores a striking goal? Cool! But if you are a non-Arabic speaker living in the Middle East, you might be missing out on important keywords tossed around by commentators and people around you.
So, to prepare you well for some of the most common Arabic terms used in Football, this blog post will highlight 10 Essential Arabic Terms for Football!
1. World Cup / كأْس العالم
Ka’s el ‘Aalam 2022 was the 22nd FIFA World Cup and the 1st one to be held in the Middle East! 🇶🇦
2. Football / كُرة القدم
Kurat el Qadam is very commonly referred to in Arab countries as “Football”, although that’s an English term. 😅
3. Goal! / هدف
Hadaf also means “Target” and “Base” in Arabic!
4. Team / فريق
The plural noun of Fareeq is
Furaq
”Teams” / فُرق
5. Player / لاعب
The common terms used to describe a strong Laa’eb in Arabic are
Fannan
“Artist” / فنّان
Wahesh
“Beast” / وَحِش
6. Referee / حكم
Hakam also means “to rule” and “govern”.
7. Field / ملعب
The literal meaning of Mal’aab is “Playground” and it comes from the word
La’iba
“Played” / لَعِبَ
8. Coach / مُدرّب
Mudarrib is commonly referred to in Egyptian Arabic as “Coach”, the same as the English pronunciation!
It literally means “Trainer” in Arabic and comes from the word
Darraba
“Trained” / درّب
9. Penalty kick / ضربة جزاء
Darbat Jazaa’ is a moment of high drama that can make heroes, and spark celebrations & ignite controversies. 🔥
10. Pass / تمْريرة
A well-timed and thought-out Tamreera is sometimes a gamebreaker in intense matches!
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