Okay, so we know Google Translate has been around since mmmm forever, but sometimes you just want to transliterate – i.e a word directly without translation. Check out
http://www.google.com/ta3reeb/ or http://www.google.com/intl/ar/inputtools/try/
Both are Google driven and run English to Arabic direct transliteration – however you can do pretty much any language. Pretty cool huh.
Happy Transliterating.
Are you sometimes confused by Islamic pleasantaries? What does Mashaa-Allah or Inshaa-Allah mean? This post will help you brush up on your arabic pleasantaries as well as learn new ones 🙂 Most Arabic pleasantaries are also duas.
Assalaamu ‘Alaikum
A greeting made upon meeting a Muslim
Translation: Peace be upon you
Wa’alaikum Assalaam
The response to the greeting above
Translation: And peace be upon you
Assalaamu ‘Alaikum wa rahmatullah
A lengthier formal greeting/supplication to a Muslim
Translation: May the peace and mercy of Allah be upon you
Wa’alaikum Assalaam wa rahmatullah
A response to the formal greeting/supplication above
Translation: And may the peace and mercy of Allah be upon you
Assalaamu ‘Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
A formal greeting to a Muslim with additional supplications
Translation: May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you
Wa’alaikum Assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
A response to the formal greeting to a Muslim above
Translation: And may the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you
Bismillah ar Rahman ar Rahim
Before beginning an action [from the Sunnah]
Translation: In the name of Allah, most Gracious most Merciful
JazakAllah Khairan
An expression of thanks or gratitude
Translation: May Allah reward you with good
(Reply: Wa iyak(i), wa iyakum; Translation: And you)
BarakAllahu feekum or Allah baraka feek(i)
Responding to someone’s thanks/a way of expressing thanks
Translation: May Allah bless you
(Reply: Wa feek(i), Wa feekum; Translation: And you)
HayakAllah or HayakumAllah
Translation: May Allah prolong you in life/may Allah preserve you
(Reply: Allah ye-hayeek(i); Translation: Allah increase you as well)
Subhanallah
For expressing surprise (positive or negative) at something
Translation: Glory be to Allah
Inshaa’ Allah
Upon expressing a desire to do something
Translation: If Allah wills/Through Allah’s will
Bi’ithnillah
Another means of expressing a desire to do something
Translation: By the permission of Allah
Astaghfirullah
Seeking forgiveness or repentance for sins before Allah
Translation: I ask Allah for forgiveness
Mashaa’ Allah
For expressing appreciation of something good
Translation: As Allah has willed
Alhamdulillah
For showing gratitude to Allah after success or even after completing anything
Translation: Praise be to Allah
Ameen
To be said at the end of a supplication (du’a in singular form, ad’iyah in plural)
Translation: O Allaah, accept our invocation
SallAllahu ‘alayhi wa salaam
A supplication following the name of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
Translation: Peace and blessings be upon him (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
‘Alayhi salaam
A supplication following the name of a Prophet or Messenger
Translation: Peace and blessings be upon him (‘alayhis salaam)
RadhiAllahu ‘Anhu
A supplication following the name of male companion [Sahabi] of the Prophet
Translation: May Allah be pleased with him (radhiAllahu ‘anhu)
RadhiAllahu ‘Anha
A supplication following the name of female companion [Sahabiyah] of the Prophet
Translation: May Allah be pleased with her (radhiAllahu ‘anhu)
RadhiAllahu ‘Anhum
A supplication following the names of the companions [Sahaba] of the Prophet
Translation: May Allah be pleased with them (radhiAllahu ‘anhu)
Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’oon
This is uttered as an expression upon hearing the news of some loss or death
Translation: To Allah we belong and to Him is our return
La hawla wala quwata illah billah
This is said to express reverence at the fact that true power lies with Allah alone
Translation: There is no strength nor power except with Allah
Tawakkal-tu-‘ala-Allah – I have put my trust in Allah
Tawkkalna-‘ala-Allah – We have put our trust in Allah
Rahimahullah – Allah have mercy on him
A’udhu-bi-Allah – I seek refuge in Allah
Fi sabeel illah – For the sake of Allah
Ittaqillah – Fear Allah
Credit to: http://muslimahlifestyle.com/arabic-pleasantaries-for-dummies/
Working in Saudi, we need to adapt to using the Saudi keyboard and numerals. When installing MS Office 2010 by default (after installing the Arabic Keyboard in Windows) – Arabic text is displayed correctly, however Arabic numerals are typed in the base language i.e. English. To fix …
In Word 2010:
– Go to File > Options > Advanced.
– Scroll down to the Show document content section – you will find the Numeral option. Set it to Context.
– and you done …
Happy typing …
A little delayed but just for reference … a 2014 calendar from ARAMCO with English and Arabic dates for KSA.