Every animal word on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists with its romanization and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Arabic.
Animal words in Arabic: pets, farm animals, wild animals, birds, fish and insects, as they appear on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists, each with its reading and meaning.
In Lock&Learn Arabic these words sit in their level packs (Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and more), one per glance on the widget: a fully vocalized word waits with its romanization; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. Beginner is free in full; every other pack opens with a free preview.
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| Arabic | Romanization | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| حَيَوان | ḥayawān | animal | A1 | هَذَا حَيَوَانٌ كَبِيرٌ.Hadhā ḥayawānun kabīrun.This is a big animal. |
| قِطّ | qiṭṭ | domestic cat | A1 | هَذَا قِطٌّ صَغِيرٌ.Hadhā qiṭṭun ṣaghīrun.This is a small cat. |
| كَلْب | kalb | dog | A1 | لَدَى جَارِي كَلْبٌ كَبِيرٌ.Ladā jārī kalbun kabīrun.My neighbor has a large dog. |
| أَسَد | asad | lion | A2 | |
| أَرْنَب | arnab | rabbit | A2 | |
| بَطّ | baṭṭ | duck | A2 | |
| حِصان | ḥiṣān | horse | A2 | |
| خَرُوف | kharūf | lamb | A2 | |
| دِيك | dīk | rooster | A2 | |
| ذِئْب | dhiʾb | wolf | A2 | |
| نَمِر | namir | tiger | A2 | |
| طائِر | ṭāʾir | bird | A2 | |
| حِمار | ḥimār | donkey | A2 | |
| دُبّ | dubb | bear | A2 | |
| فِيل | fīl | elephant | A2 | |
| قِرْد | qird | monkey | A2 | |
| فَأْر | faʾr | mouse / rat | A2 | |
| زَرَافَة | zarāfa | giraffe | A2 | |
| ثَعْلَب | thaʿlab | fox | B1 | |
| خِنْزِير | khinzīr | pig or swine | B1 | |
| جَناح | janāḥ | wing of a bird | B1 | |
| ثُعْبان | thuʿbān | large snake | B1 | |
| ضَفْدَع | ḍafdaʿ | frog | B1 | |
| طَيْر | ṭayr | bird (collective) | B1 | |
| حَشَرَة | ḥashara | insect | B1 | |
| عُصْفُور | ʿuṣfūr | a small bird | B1 | |
| عَنْكَبُوت | ʿankabūt | spider | B1 | |
| غَنَم | ghanam | sheep (collectively) | B1 | |
| فَراشَة | farāsha | butterfly | B1 | |
| حُوت | ḥūt | whale | B1 | |
| ماعِز | māʿiz | goat | B1 | |
| نَمْل | naml | ant (collective) | B1 | |
| نَمْلَة | namla | ant | B1 | |
| دُلْفِين | dulfīn | dolphin | B1 | |
| فَرْو | farw | animal fur | B2 | |
| رِيشَة | rīsha | a bird feather | B2 | |
| مِنْقَار | minqār | bird beak | B2 | |
| جُرَذ | juradh | rat | C1 | |
| مِخْلَب | mikhlab | animal claw or talon | C1 | |
| نَعْجَة | naʿja | a female sheep | C1 | |
| بَهِيمَة | bahīma | a beast or animal | C2 | |
| أَبُو الحِنَّاء | abū al-ḥinnāʾ | the robin bird | C2 | |
| عَقْعَق | ʿaqʿaq | a magpie bird | C2 | |
| مُجْتَرّ | mujtarr | ruminant animal | C2 | |
| قُبَّرَة | qubbara | lark (bird) | C2 |
Words from the Lock&Learn Arabic deck, built on the Arabic CEFR-classified word list of Khallaf and Sharoff (2021). Definitions adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vowel marks are shown in full and the romanization is generated; example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The table lists the 45 animal words on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Arabic lists with their readings and meanings. Beginner-level animals come first, each with a real example sentence.
3 from A1, 15 from A2, 16 from B1, 3 from B2, 3 from C1, 5 from C2. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, romanization and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
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