Arabic Vocabulary | Translation of “Positions” in Arabic

Position in Arabic and examples

1. تَحْتَ (tahta), means under/below.

يَنَامُ القِطُّ تَحْتَ الكُرْسِيِّ- The cat sleeps under the chair.

2. عَلَى means on.

الكُرَةُ عَلَى المَكْتَبِ- The ball is on the table.

3. أَمَامَ , means in front of; opposite to.

السَّيَّارَةُ أَمَامَ البَيْتِ- The car is in front of the house.

4. خَلْفَ means behind; back.

تَقِفُ مَرْيَمُ خَلْفَ أُمِّهَا- Maryam stands behind her mother.

5. فَوْقَ means above.

الطَّائِرَةُ فَوْقَ المَدِيْنَةِ- The plane is above the city.

6. وَسَطَ means middle; center.

أَبِيْ وَسَطَ زَوْجَاتِهِ- My father is in the middle of his wives.

7. بَيْنَ means between.

القَلَمُ بَيْنَ كِتَابَيْنِ – The pen is between two books.

8. دَاخِلَ means inside.

أَحْمَدُ دَاخِلَ السَّيَّارَةِ – Ahmad is inside the car.

9. فِي means in.

أَيْنَ الطُّلاَّبُ ؟- Where are the students?

الطُّلاَّبُ فِي الفَصْلِ- The students is in the class.

10. حَوْلَ (ḥawla), means around.

يَجْلِسُ الأَوْلاَدُ حَوْلَ الطَّاوِلَةِ – The boys sit around the table.

11. عِنْدَ (‘inda), means with.

أَيْنَ المُدَرِّسُ ؟ – Where is the teacher?

المُدَرِّسُ عِنْدَ المُدِيْرِ – The teacher is with the headmaster.

12. خَارِجَ means outside.

المُدَرِّسُ خَارِجَ الفَصْلِ – The teacher is outside the class.

Directions in Arabic

• غَرْبًا means west.
• شَرْقًا means east.
• شَمَالاً means north.
• جَنُوبًا means south.
• شِمَالاً or يَسَارًا  means left.
• يَمِينًا means right.
• بِجَانِبِ means beside.