Directions of the Compass in Arabic: North, South, East, West

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