Fruit Names in Arabic: Complete List with Transliteration and Meaning

Learning fruit names in Arabic is a simple and useful way to expand your everyday Arabic vocabulary. Fruits are common in daily conversations, markets, restaurants, supermarkets, and family meals. By learning Arabic fruit vocabulary, beginners can build a stronger foundation for communicating about food and daily activities.

Arabic Fruit Vocabulary

This Arabic vocabulary list is useful for Arabic language learners, travelers, students, and Muslim learners who want to understand and use Arabic in practical situations. Knowing words such as apple, banana, orange, and watermelon in Arabic can make conversations and reading Arabic menus or shopping lists easier.

The following table presents common fruit names in Arabic. The Arabic vocabulary is written with harakat to make it easier for beginners to read and pronounce.

Arabic Fruit Names Vocabulary

English	Transliteration	Mufradat (Arabic)
Apple	tuffāḥ	تُفَّاحٌ
Banana	mawz	مَوْزٌ
Orange	burtuqāl	بُرْتُقَالٌ
Watermelon	baṭṭīkh	بَطِّيخٌ
Melon	shammām	شَمَّامٌ
Mango	mānjū	مَانْجُو
Grape	ʿinab	عِنَبٌ
Strawberry	farāwilah	فَرَاوِلَةٌ
Pineapple	anānās	أَنَانَاسٌ
Papaya	bābāyā	بَابَايَا
Guava	jawāfah	جَوَافَةٌ
Avocado	afūkādū	أَفُوكَادُو
Pomegranate	rummān	رُمَّانٌ
Lemon	laymūn	لَيْمُونٌ
Lime	nāranj	نَارَنْجٌ
Peach	khawk	خَوْخٌ
Apricot	mishmish	مِشْمِشٌ
Plum	barqūq	بَرْقُوقٌ
Pear	kumathrā	كُمَّثْرَى
Fig	tīn	تِينٌ
Date	tamr	تَمْرٌ
Coconut	jawz al-hind	جَوْزُ الْهِنْدِ
Cherry	karaz	كَرَزٌ
Raspberry	tūṭ	تُوتٌ
Blackberry	tūṭ aswad	تُوتٌ أَسْوَدُ
Blueberry	tūṭ azraq	تُوتٌ أَزْرَقُ
Kiwi	kīwī	كِيوِي
Passion fruit	frūṭ al-shaghaf	فُرُوتُ الشَّغَفِ
Dragon fruit	pitāyā	بِتَايَا
Star fruit	karambūlā	كَرَمْبُولَا
Jackfruit	khūz al-hind	خُوزُ الْهِنْدِ
Durian	dūriyān	دُورِيَانٌ
Rambutan	rambūtān	رَمْبُوتَانٌ
Mangosteen	mangūstīn	مَنْغُوسْتِينٌ
Soursop	safarjal hindī	سَفَرْجَلٌ هِنْدِيٌّ
Tamarind	tamr hindī	تَمْرٌ هِنْدِيٌّ
Quince	safarjal	سَفَرْجَلٌ
Olive	zaytūn	زَيْتُونٌ

 

 

Note: Some modern or internationally borrowed fruit names have several Arabic variants depending on the country and Arabic-speaking region. Therefore, learners may encounter different forms in Arabic books, markets, menus, or conversations.

Useful Arabic Expressions About Fruits

After memorizing the individual vocabulary items, try putting them into simple sentences.

1. I Like Apples

أَنَا أُحِبُّ التُّفَّاحَ.

 Anā uḥibbu at-tuffāḥa.
2. This Banana Is Delicious

هَذَا الْمَوْزُ لَذِيذٌ.

Hādhā al-mawzu ladhīdhun.
 3. I Bought Some Oranges

اِشْتَرَيْتُ بُرْتُقَالًا.

 Ishtaraytu burtuqālan.
4. Watermelon Is Sweet

الْبَطِّيخُ حُلْوٌ.

 Al-baṭṭīkhu ḥulwun.

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Learning Arabic fruit vocabulary is a practical way to increase your everyday Arabic vocabulary. With more than 30 words in this list, you can start describing food, shopping for fruits, reading menus, and having simple conversations in Arabic.

The key is consistent practice. Start with five words today, pronounce them aloud, write them down, and use them in simple Arabic sentences. After a few days, review the entire list and test yourself without looking at the English translations.

Ready to practice? Choose five fruits from the table, memorize their Arabic names, and create one simple Arabic sentence for each word. The more you use the vocabulary, the easier it will become to remember!

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