Arabic Sports
Arabic Sports

Arabic Sports Vocabulary (100+ Words With Translation)

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Learning Arabic can be so much more fun if you inject your personal passions into it. So if you’re into sports and make it a point to check sports updates everyday, why not try reading them in Arabic? It will make communication and expressing your interest in sports in Arabic easier!

This list of Arabic sports vocabulary will help! This page includes a list of 100+ sports names in Arabic including words for equipment, people and verbs.

Sports In Arabic

The Arabic word for sport is written رِياضة and pronounced riyaadah and the plural form of sport is written as رياضات and the pronunciation is riyaaDaat.

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100 Arabic Sports

Here is the list of sports in Arabic, along with transliteration and meaning.

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EnglishArabic SportsTransliteration
Hobby in Arabic هواية hiwaaya
sport in Arabic رياضةriyaaDa
game in Arabic لعبةla3ba
crafts in Arabic حرفHirf
soccer in Arabic كرة القدمkurat al-qadam
ball in Arabic كرة kura
team in Arabic فريقfariiq
national teamمنتخبmuntakhab
match in Arabic مباراةmubaaraah
stadium in Arabic استادistaad
field in Arabic ملعبmal3ab
midfield in Arabic وسط الملعبwasT al-mal3ab
midfield lineخط الوسطKhaTT al-wasT
goal lineخط المرمىKhaTT al-marma
side lineخط التماسKhaTT at-tamaass
off-sideتسللtasallul
goal postقائمqaa’im
crossbar in Arabic عارضة3aariDa
goal in Arabic هدفhadaf
(two) consecutive goalsهدفان متتاليانhadafaan mutataaliyaan
player in Arabic لاعبlaa3ib
team captainقائد القريقqaa’id al-fariiq
midfielder in Arabic لاعب الوسطlaa3ib wasaT
goalkeeper in Arabic حارس المرمىHaaris al-marma
attacker in Arabic مهاجمmuhaajim
defender in Arabic مدافعmudaafi3
forward in Arabic أماميamaami
striker in Arabic ضاربDaarib
winger in Arabic لاعب جناحlaa3ib jinaaH
referee in Arabic حكمHakam
trainer or coachمدرّبmudarrib
kick, shotضربةDaraba
free kickضربة حرةDarba Hurra
direct free kickضربة حرةDarba Hurra
penalty kickضربة جزاء | ترجيحDarabat jazaa’/tarjiiH
corner kickضربة ركنيةDaraba rukniyya
goal kickضربة مرمىDarabat marma
header in Arabic ضربة رأسDarabat ra’s
to dive غطسġaTs
to winكسبkasb
victory in Arabic فوزfawz
to loseخسارةKhusaara
to score a goalتسجيل(tasjiil) hadafan
to pass (the ball) تمرير (الكرة)tamriir (al-kura)
pass in Arabic تمريرةtamriira
foul in Arabic خطاءKhaTaa
to eliminate/beat (a team)طاح – يطيحTaaHa – yaTiiHu
to ascend (to the final) صعود (للنهاية)Su3uud (lin-nihaaya)
to equalizeتسويةtaswiyya
a tieتعادلta3aadul
a scoreless tieتعادل سلبيta3aadul silbi
yellow cardبطاقة صفراءbiTaaqa Safraa’
red cardبطاقة حمراءbiTaaqa Hamraa’
the first halfالشوط الأولaš-šooT al-awwil
the second halfالشوط الثانيaš-šooT at-taani
half-time in Arabic الاستراحةal-istiraaHa
World Cup in Arabic كأس العالمka’s al-3aalam
FIFA in Arabic الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدمal-ittiHaad ad-dawli li-kurat al-qadam
amateur in Arabic هاويhaawi
professional in Arabic محترفmuHtarif
(American) football in Arabic كرة القدم الأمريكيةkurat al-qadam al-amrikiyya
basketball in Arabic كرة السلةkurat as-salla
volleyball in Arabic كرة الطائرةkurat aT-Taa’ira
baseball in Arabic بيسبولbeisbool
tennis in Arabic كرة المضربkurat al-maDrib
hockey in Arabic هوكيhoki
martial arts in Arabic ألعاب القتالal3aab al-qitaal
skiing in Arabic تزلجtazalluj
ice-skating in Arabic تزحلق على الجليدtazaHluq 3ala l-jaliid
golf in Arabic غولفġolf
gymnastics in Arabic جمبازjumbaaz
mountain-climbingتسلق الجبالtasalluq al-jibaal
archery, shooting in Arabic رمايةrimaaya
skating in Arabic تزلجtazalluj
running in Arabic عدو3adw
cricket in Arabic كريكتkirikit
polo in Arabic بولوbolo
horseback riding ركوب الخيلrukuub al-xeil
boxing in Arabic ملاكمةmulaakama
wrestling in Arabic مصارعةmuSaara3a
weightlifting in Arabic رفع الأثقالraf3 al-atqaal
cycling in Arabic ركوب الدراحاتrukuub ad-darraajaat
swimmingسباحةsibaaHa
diving in Arabic غطسġaTs
rowing in Arabic تجديفtajdiif
surfing in Arabic ركوب الأمواجrukuub al-amwaaj
backgammon in Arabic طاولةTaawila
chess in Arabic شطرنجšaTranj
chess board in Arabic لوح الشطرنجlawH aš-šaTranj
king (chess piece)ملكmalik
queen (chess piece)ملكةmalika
pawn (chess piece)جندي (ج) جنودjundi (pl.) junuud
knight (chess piece)حصانHiSaan
rook, castle (chess piece)قلعةqal3a
bishop (chess piece)فيلfiil
Check in Arabic كشkišš
Checkmate in Arabic كش ملكkišš malik
cards in Arabic ورق اللعبwaraq al-li3b
spades in Arabic بستونيbastuuni
diamonds in Arabic ديناريdiinaari
clubs in Arabic سباتيsbaati
hearts in Arabic كبةkubba
ace in Arabic آصaaS
king In Arabic ملكmalik
queen in Arabic ملكةmalika
jack in Arabic ولدwalad
joker in Arabic جوكرžookir
cheat in Arabic غشاشġašhaašh
to cheatغشġish
to shuffle(خلط) الأوراق(khalT) al-awraaq
to deal(توزيع) الأوراق(tawzii3) al-awraaq
to jokeمزحmazH
jokeنكتةnukta
to playلعبli3b
to throwرمي rami
to catchمسكmask
to support (a team)أغرم – يغرم بـuġrima – yuġram bi
to compete (with each other)تنافس tanaafus
to advance (or progress)تقدمtaqaddum
to move (reflexive)تحركtaHarruk
to take a walkيتمشyatamašhha
to runجريjary
to climbتسلقtasalluq
to swimسباحةsibaaHa
to sailاقلاعiqlaa3
fitness in Arabic اللياقة البدنيةal-liyaaqa l-badaniyya
exercise in Arabic تمارين رياضيةtamaariin riyaaDiyya
warm-upتسخينtasxiin
competition in Arabic منافسةmunaafasa
race in Arabic مسابقةmusaabaqa
 سباقsibaaq
championship in Arabic بطولةbuTuula
champion in Arabic بطل (ج) أبطالbaTal (pl.) abTaal
point in Arabic نقطة (ج) نقاطnuqTa (pl.) nuqaaT
Arabic Sports

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