How to say "match, game (sports)" in Arabic
New wordMeaningmatch, game (sports)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مُبَارَاة
mubārāhמבאראה
مباراة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
משחק, תחרות
miskhak, takharutمِسْخَاك، تَاخَارُوت
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
ب-ر-يLearn it
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
مَاتْش
mātshמאתשCairo borrowed English match: mātsh.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
مَاتْش
mātshמאתשDarija borrowed French match: mātsh.
In a phrase
مُبَارَاة كُرَة الْقَدَم
mubārāt kurat al-qadamמבאראת כרת אל-קדםthe football match
Plural
مُبَارَيَات
mubārayātמבאריאתsound plural -āt; the weak root ي resurfaces before the ending