The word “direction” in Arabic is translated as “ittijah” اتجاه . Its plural “directions” in Arabic is translated as “ittijaahaat” اتجاهات .
Below is a list of words that will help you learn some of the directions in Arabic:
| North West | Shamaal gharbii | شمال غربي | North | Shamaal | شمال | North East | Shamaal sharqii | شمال شرقي |
| West | Gharb | غرب |  | East | Sharq | شرق |
| South West | Januub Gharbii | جنوب غربي | South | Januub | جنوب | South East | Januub Sharqii | جنوب شرقي |
Below are the definite forms of the Arabic words we’ve seen above. Now remember, to get the definite form of a word in Arabic, we add the definite article “al” ال which is the equivalent of the word “the” in English.
| The north | ash-shamaal | الشَّمال |
| The south | al-januub | الجَنوب |
| The east | ash-sharq | الشَّرق |
| The west | al-gharb | الغَرب |
| The north east | ash-shamaal ash-sharqii | الشَّمال الشَّرقي |
| The north west | ash-shamaal al-gharbii | الشَّمال الغَربي |
| The south east | al-januub ash-arqii | الجَنوب الشَّرقي |
| The south west | al-januub al-gharbii | الجَنوب الغَربي |