How to say "pillow, cushion" in Arabic

New word

Meaningpillow, cushion

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

مِخَدَّة

mikhaddaמח'דה

مخدة

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

כרית

karitكَارِيت

How the two words are related

New word

No Hebrew relative — learn it fresh.

Arabic root

خ-د-د

No Hebrew relative — a mikhadda is literally 'the cheek-rester', built from خد 'cheek'. Put your خد on the مخدة.

نَامَ عَلَى الْمِخَدَّة

nāma ʿalā l-mikhaddaנאם עלא אל-מח'דה

He slept on the pillow.

مِخَدَّات

mikhaddātמח'דאת

sound feminine plural -āt