Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ثقافة

/thaqāfa/Roman

English meaning: Culture

Arabic Definition

(العربية)

الثقافة هي مجموع الموروثات والعادات والفنون والقيم التي يتميز بها مجتمع أو شعب ما. وهي تُشكّل هوية الأفراد والجماعات وتنتقل من جيل إلى جيل.

English Definition

The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group.

Example

الثقافة العربية غنية بالشعر والأدب والفن.

In English: Arab culture is rich in poetry, literature, and art.

Synonyms

  • حضارة
  • تراث

Literary Heritage

وَلَمَّا رَأَيتُ مَا فِي البِلَادِ مِن عَجَائِبَ وَغَرَائِبَ عَلِمتُ أَنَّ التَّنَقُّلَ فِي الأَرضِ هُوَ مِفتَاحُ الفَهمِ

/Wa-lammā raʾaytu mā fī al-bilādi min ʿajāʾiba wa-gharāʾiba ʿalimtu anna al-tanaqqulaَ fī al-arḍi huwa miftāḥu al-fahm/

When I saw the wonders and marvels in the lands, I knew that travelling through the earth is the key to understanding.

Ibn Battuta · Explorer and Scholar · 14th century CE

Rihla (A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling)

Rihla, Introduction, 14th century CE

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