How to say "wardrobe, closet, cabinet" in Arabic
New wordMeaningwardrobe, closet, cabinet
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
خِزَانَة
khizānaח'זאנה
خزانة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
ארון
aronأَرُون
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New word
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Arabic root
خ-ز-نNo direct Hebrew relative for this one, but note the family resemblance: the same root خ-ز-ن as مخزن 'storehouse' just above — a khizāna is simply a smaller, personal storehouse, this one for your clothes.
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
دُولَاب
dulābדולאבA different word: dulāb is the Cairo wardrobe or cupboard.
In a phrase
عَلَّقَ الْمَلَابِس فِي الْخِزَانَة
ʿallaqa al-malābis fī l-khizānaעלק אל-מלאבס פי אל-ח'זאנהHe hung the clothes in the wardrobe.
Plural
خَزَائِن
khazāʾinח'זאאןbroken plural CaCāʾiC — like سِتَارَة→سَتَائِر