History and society in Arabic
72 useful Arabic words for History and society. Tap the speaker icon to hear any word.
Historical periods in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| عصر | era |
| حقبة | period |
| قرن | century |
| ألفية | millennium |
| حضارة | civilization |
| إمبراطورية | empire |
| ما قبل التاريخ | prehistory |
| العصور الوسطى | the Middle Ages |
| الجاهلية | pre-Islamic era |
| العصر العباسي | Abbasid era |
| الدولة العثمانية | Ottoman Empire |
| العصر الحديث | modern times |
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Political systems in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ديمقراطية | democracy |
| دكتاتورية | dictatorship |
| مَلَكية | monarchy |
| جمهورية | republic |
| خلافة | caliphate |
| سلطنة | sultanate |
| دستور | constitution |
| برلمان | parliament |
| حكومة | government |
| وزير | minister |
| مَلِك | king |
| انتخابات | elections |
Society in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| مجتمع | society |
| طبقة اجتماعية | social class |
| طبقة وسطى | middle class |
| قبيلة | tribe |
| جيل | generation |
| قِيَم | values |
| هوية | identity |
| أقلية | minority |
| أغلبية | majority |
| حضري | urban |
| ريفي | rural |
| نخبة | elite |
Historical events in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| حرب | war |
| سلام | peace |
| ثورة | revolution |
| معركة | battle |
| احتلال | occupation |
| استقلال | independence |
| استعمار | colonialism |
| معاهدة | treaty |
| انقلاب | coup |
| غزو | invasion |
| انتصار | victory |
| هزيمة | defeat |
Civic life in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| حق | right |
| واجب | duty |
| صوّت | to vote |
| مواطنة | citizenship |
| قانون | law |
| محكمة | court |
| قاضٍ | judge |
| حرية | freedom |
| عدالة | justice |
| مساواة | equality |
| مجلس بلدي | city council |
| مجتمع مدني | civil society |
Social issues in Arabic
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| فقر | poverty |
| بطالة | unemployment |
| تمييز | discrimination |
| عنصرية | racism |
| عنف | violence |
| جريمة | crime |
| فساد | corruption |
| أمّية | illiteracy |
| تشرد | homelessness |
| إدمان | addiction |
| تسول | begging |
| هجرة | migration |
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