dream

Arabic translation: أحلم

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English term or phrase:I dream
Arabic translation:أحلم
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

20:32 Aug 16, 2002
English to Arabic translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: dream
I dream about you every night
Roberta
أحلم
Explanation:
Pronounced: AHLAM, with stress on the first syllable; both A's are short.

This answer is based on your example, where "dream" is a verb in the present tense, and where the subject is the first person singular pronoun.

In classical "written" Arabic, verbs take case endings. In your sentence, the verb with the ending would be AHLAMU.

Case endings are typically not used in spoken (vernacular) Arabic.

"Dream" as a noun is HULUM, with stress on the first syllable; both U's are short, like the U in PUT.

The plural is AHLAM, with stress on the second syllable; the second A is long, like the A in "lamb."


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أحلم


Explanation:
Pronounced: AHLAM, with stress on the first syllable; both A's are short.

This answer is based on your example, where "dream" is a verb in the present tense, and where the subject is the first person singular pronoun.

In classical "written" Arabic, verbs take case endings. In your sentence, the verb with the ending would be AHLAMU.

Case endings are typically not used in spoken (vernacular) Arabic.

"Dream" as a noun is HULUM, with stress on the first syllable; both U's are short, like the U in PUT.

The plural is AHLAM, with stress on the second syllable; the second A is long, like the A in "lamb."


Fuad

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 7371
Grading comment
Thank you VERY much for answering me. It was even more accurate than I thought it would be...If I could give you more than 4 kudoz points to you, I would.

(from a brazilian student who is very interest d about your people´s culture)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amer al-Azem: Rather "ahlamo"
32 mins

agree  selwa
1 hr

agree  AhmedAMS
1 hr

agree  Azimof
2 days 1 hr
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