How to say "pomegranate" in Arabic
CognateMeaningpomegranate
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رُمَّان
rummānרמאן
رمان
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
רימון
rimonرِيمُون
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ر-م-نHebrew root
ר-מ-ןHebrew רימון and Arabic rummān are the same ancient fruit word, shared across the Semitic world. Bonus: both modern languages also use it for a hand grenade — רימון יד and رمانة.
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In a phrase
عَصِير رُمَّان
ʿaṣīr rummānעציר רמאןpomegranate juice