Weather | aṭṭaqs | الطقس is the condition of the Air in a particular area at a particular time. This means monitoring | rasd | رصد and analysis | taḥlil | تحليل of weather elements and their associated meteorological phenomena | ẓawāhir jawwiyah | ظواهر جوية such as fog | aḍḍabāb | الضباب, clouds | as-soḥob | السحب, wind | ar-riyāḥ | الرياح, etc. and forecasting | at-tanbou | التنبوء what it will be in the coming days.
Following are some expressions about the weather :
| English | Arabic Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| literal Trans. | Arabic Trans. | ||
| 1 | What’s the weather like today? | kyfā hwā ḥāl ālṭqs ālyāwm | كيف هو حال الطقس اليوم؟ |
| 2 | What will the weather be like tomorrow? | kyfā sykōun ālṭaqs ġdān | كيف سيكون الطقس غدا؟ |
| 3 | Nice day today, isn’t it? | yawmon ǧamil ālyōum ālysa kḏālk | يوم جميل اليوم ، أليس كذلك؟ |
| 4 | What awful weather! | ya laho min ṭaqsin sayiʾ | !يا له من طقس سيء |
| 5 | It’s raining. | Innahā tomṭir | انها تمطر |
| 6 | It’s snowing. | alṯalǧo ytsāqṭo | إنها تثلج |
| 7 | Tomorrow it will be … | ghadan sayakoun aljawwo… | …غدا سيكون الجو |
| 8 | Yesterday it was sunny | albariha kan aljawwo mochmiss | البارحة كان الجو مشمس |
And here’s an extended list:
| English | Arabic Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| literal Trans. | Arabic Trans. | ||
| 1 | Weather | Taqse / Jaww | طقس/ جو |
| 2 | It is rainy | al-jaww māṭir | الجو ماطر |
| 3 | It is cloudy | al-jaww ghā’im | الجو غائم |
| 4 | It is foggy | al-jaww ḍabābī | الجو ضبابي |
| 5 | There is a breeze | hunāk nasīm | هناك نسيم |
| 6 | It is stormy | al-jaww ʿāṣif | الجو عاصف |
| 7 | It is very stormy | al-jaww ʿāṣif jiddan | الجو عاصف جدا |
| 8 | It is sunny | ālṭaqs mošhmiss | الطقس مشمس |
| 9 | It is cold | al-jaww bārid | الجو بارد |
| 10 | It is cool | al-jaww bārid | الجو بارد |
| 11 | It is warm | al-jaww Daafi’ | الجو دافئ |
| 12 | It is hot | al-jaww Haar | الجو حار |
| 13 | It is humid | al-jaww raṭib | الجو رطب |
| 14 | The sky is clear | as-samā’ ṣāfiyah | السماء صافية |
| 15 | Storm | ʿāṣifah | عاصفة |
| 16 | Hail | waabil | وابل |
| 17 | Temperature | darajat al-Ḥararah | درجة الحرارة |
| 18 | Snow | thalj | ثلج |
| 19 | Rain | maṭar / ghayth / tasāquṭāt | مطر/غیث/ تساقطات |
| 20 | Light rain | maṭar khafif | مطر خفيف |
| 21 | Heavy rain | maṭtar ghazir | مطر غزير |
| 22 | Raining cats and dogs | tamṭar bighazārah | تمطر بغزارۃ |
| 23 | Wind | riyāḥ | رياح |
| 24 | Tornado | ‘iʿṣār | إعصار |
| 25 | Hurricane | ‘iʿṣār | إعصار |
| 26 | Bad weather | ṭaqis sayi’ | طقس سيئ |
| 27 | Rain showers | zakhāt maṭriyah | زخات مطرية |
| 28 | Good weather | ṭaqsin jayyid | طقس جيد |
| 29 | Thunder | ar-ra’d | الرعد |
| 30 | Lightning | barq | برق |
| 31 | Ray of lightning | choʾāʾmin al-barq | شعاع من البرق |
| 32 | Flood | fayḍān | فيضان |
| 33 | Frost | ṣaqiʾ | صقيع |
| 34 | Dew | ṭal | طل |
| 35 | Cloudy | ghā’im | غائم |
| 36 | Overcast | mutalabbid bil-ghayyūm | متلبد بالغيوم |
| 37 | Foggy | ḍabābī | ضبابي |
| 38 | Stormy | ʿāṣif | عاصف |
| 39 | Windy | ʿāṣif | عاصف |
| 40 | Seasonal winds | riyāḥ mawsimiyah | ریاح موسمية |
| 41 | Atmosphere | al-jaww | alghilāf al-jawwi | الغلاف الجوي | الجو |