Arabic Sports Vocabulary (100+ Words With Translation)
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!
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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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| English | Arabic Sports | Transliteration |
| Hobby in Arabic | هواية | hiwaaya |
| sport in Arabic | رياضة | riyaaDa |
| game in Arabic | لعبة | la3ba |
| crafts in Arabic | حرف | Hirf |
| soccer in Arabic | كرة القدم | kurat al-qadam |
| ball in Arabic | كرة | kura |
| team in Arabic | فريق | fariiq |
| national team | منتخب | muntakhab |
| match in Arabic | مباراة | mubaaraah |
| stadium in Arabic | استاد | istaad |
| field in Arabic | ملعب | mal3ab |
| midfield in Arabic | وسط الملعب | wasT al-mal3ab |
| midfield line | خط الوسط | KhaTT al-wasT |
| goal line | خط المرمى | KhaTT al-marma |
| side line | خط التماس | KhaTT at-tamaass |
| off-side | تسلل | tasallul |
| goal post | قائم | qaa’im |
| crossbar in Arabic | عارضة | 3aariDa |
| goal in Arabic | هدف | hadaf |
| (two) consecutive goals | هدفان متتاليان | hadafaan mutataaliyaan |
| player in Arabic | لاعب | laa3ib |
| team captain | قائد القريق | qaa’id al-fariiq |
| midfielder in Arabic | لاعب الوسط | laa3ib wasaT |
| goalkeeper in Arabic | حارس المرمى | Haaris al-marma |
| attacker in Arabic | مهاجم | muhaajim |
| defender in Arabic | مدافع | mudaafi3 |
| forward in Arabic | أمامي | amaami |
| striker in Arabic | ضارب | Daarib |
| winger in Arabic | لاعب جناح | laa3ib jinaaH |
| referee in Arabic | حكم | Hakam |
| trainer or coach | مدرّب | mudarrib |
| kick, shot | ضربة | Daraba |
| free kick | ضربة حرة | Darba Hurra |
| direct free kick | ضربة حرة | Darba Hurra |
| penalty kick | ضربة جزاء | ترجيح | Darabat jazaa’/tarjiiH |
| corner kick | ضربة ركنية | Daraba rukniyya |
| goal kick | ضربة مرمى | Darabat marma |
| header in Arabic | ضربة رأس | Darabat ra’s |
| to dive | غطس | ġaTs |
| to win | كسب | kasb |
| victory in Arabic | فوز | fawz |
| to lose | خسارة | Khusaara |
| to score a goal | تسجيل | (tasjiil) hadafan |
| to pass (the ball) | تمرير (الكرة) | tamriir (al-kura) |
| pass in Arabic | تمريرة | tamriira |
| foul in Arabic | خطاء | KhaTaa‘ |
| to eliminate/beat (a team) | طاح – يطيح | TaaHa – yaTiiHu |
| to ascend (to the final) | صعود (للنهاية) | Su3uud (lin-nihaaya) |
| to equalize | تسوية | taswiyya |
| a tie | تعادل | ta3aadul |
| a scoreless tie | تعادل سلبي | ta3aadul silbi |
| yellow card | بطاقة صفراء | biTaaqa Safraa’ |
| red card | بطاقة حمراء | biTaaqa Hamraa’ |
| the first half | الشوط الأول | aš-šooT al-awwil |
| the second half | الشوط الثاني | aš-šooT at-taani |
| half-time in Arabic | الاستراحة | al-istiraaHa |
| World Cup in Arabic | كأس العالم | ka’s al-3aalam |
| FIFA in Arabic | الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم | al-ittiHaad ad-dawli li-kurat al-qadam |
| amateur in Arabic | هاوي | haawi |
| professional in Arabic | محترف | muHtarif |
| (American) football in Arabic | كرة القدم الأمريكية | kurat al-qadam al-amrikiyya |
| basketball in Arabic | كرة السلة | kurat as-salla |
| volleyball in Arabic | كرة الطائرة | kurat aT-Taa’ira |
| baseball in Arabic | بيسبول | beisbool |
| tennis in Arabic | كرة المضرب | kurat al-maDrib |
| hockey in Arabic | هوكي | hoki |
| martial arts in Arabic | ألعاب القتال | al3aab al-qitaal |
| skiing in Arabic | تزلج | tazalluj |
| ice-skating in Arabic | تزحلق على الجليد | tazaHluq 3ala l-jaliid |
| golf in Arabic | غولف | ġolf |
| gymnastics in Arabic | جمباز | jumbaaz |
| mountain-climbing | تسلق الجبال | tasalluq al-jibaal |
| archery, shooting in Arabic | رماية | rimaaya |
| skating in Arabic | تزلج | tazalluj |
| running in Arabic | عدو | 3adw |
| cricket in Arabic | كريكت | kirikit |
| polo in Arabic | بولو | bolo |
| horseback riding | ركوب الخيل | rukuub al-xeil |
| boxing in Arabic | ملاكمة | mulaakama |
| wrestling in Arabic | مصارعة | muSaara3a |
| weightlifting in Arabic | رفع الأثقال | raf3 al-atqaal |
| cycling in Arabic | ركوب الدراحات | rukuub ad-darraajaat |
| swimming | سباحة | sibaaHa |
| diving in Arabic | غطس | ġaTs |
| rowing in Arabic | تجديف | tajdiif |
| surfing in Arabic | ركوب الأمواج | rukuub al-amwaaj |
| backgammon in Arabic | طاولة | Taawila |
| chess in Arabic | شطرنج | šaTranj |
| chess board in Arabic | لوح الشطرنج | lawH aš-šaTranj |
| king (chess piece) | ملك | malik |
| queen (chess piece) | ملكة | malika |
| pawn (chess piece) | جندي (ج) جنود | jundi (pl.) junuud |
| knight (chess piece) | حصان | HiSaan |
| rook, castle (chess piece) | قلعة | qal3a |
| bishop (chess piece) | فيل | fiil |
| Check in Arabic | كش | kišš |
| Checkmate in Arabic | كش ملك | kišš malik |
| cards in Arabic | ورق اللعب | waraq al-li3b |
| spades in Arabic | بستوني | bastuuni |
| diamonds in Arabic | ديناري | diinaari |
| clubs in Arabic | سباتي | sbaati |
| hearts in Arabic | كبة | kubba |
| ace in Arabic | آص | aaS |
| king In Arabic | ملك | malik |
| queen in Arabic | ملكة | malika |
| jack in Arabic | ولد | walad |
| joker in Arabic | جوكر | žookir |
| cheat in Arabic | غشاش | ġašhaašh |
| to cheat | غش | ġish |
| to shuffle | (خلط) الأوراق | (khalT) al-awraaq |
| to deal | (توزيع) الأوراق | (tawzii3) al-awraaq |
| to joke | مزح | mazH |
| joke | نكتة | nukta |
| to play | لعب | li3b |
| to throw | رمي | rami |
| to catch | مسك | mask |
| to support (a team) | أغرم – يغرم بـ | uġrima – yuġram bi |
| to compete (with each other) | تنافس | tanaafus |
| to advance (or progress) | تقدم | taqaddum |
| to move (reflexive) | تحرك | taHarruk |
| to take a walk | يتمش | yatamašhha |
| to run | جري | jary |
| to climb | تسلق | tasalluq |
| to swim | سباحة | sibaaHa |
| to sail | اقلاع | iqlaa3 |
| fitness in Arabic | اللياقة البدنية | al-liyaaqa l-badaniyya |
| exercise in Arabic | تمارين رياضية | tamaariin riyaaDiyya |
| warm-up | تسخين | tasxiin |
| competition in Arabic | منافسة | munaafasa |
| race in Arabic | مسابقة | musaabaqa |
| سباق | sibaaq | |
| championship in Arabic | بطولة | buTuula |
| champion in Arabic | بطل (ج) أبطال | baTal (pl.) abTaal |
| point in Arabic | نقطة (ج) نقاط | nuqTa (pl.) nuqaaT |
If you’d like to suggest more general sports related Arabic vocabulary, please add it to the comment (in Arabic and English if possible!) and I’ll add it up to the list.
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