How to say "exam, test" in Arabic
New wordMeaningexam, test
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
اِمْتِحَان
imtiḥānאמתחאן
امتحان
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מבחן
mivkhanمِڤْخَان
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
م-ح-نThe shape looks tempting next to Hebrew מבחן (root ב-ח-ן), but Arabic imtiḥān comes from a different root, م-ح-ن 'trial, ordeal' — no attested Arabic root matches ב-ח-ן. Two languages, two separate words for 'test'.
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In a phrase
اِمْتِحَان صَعْب
imtiḥān ṣaʿbאמתחאן צעבa difficult exam
Plural
اِمْتِحَانَات
imtiḥānātאמתחאנאתsound feminine plural -āt.