POST 2: Thumreen, the Date and Chicken Farmer

How Do You Say “Date Farmer” and “Chicken Farmer” in Arabic?

Quick answer: A woman who farms dates is مزارعة تمر (muzāriʿat tamr), and one who raises poultry is مربّية دواجن (murabbiyat dawājin). Together: مزارعة تمور ومربّية دواجن (muzāriʿat tumūr wa-murabbiyat dawājin). For a man, drop the “-a”: مزارع تمر (muzāriʿ tamr) and مربّي دواجن (murabbī dawājin).

Meet Thumreen, the Date and Chicken Farmer from Eastern Saudi Arabia

Thumreen looks after her date palms and her chickens as one of the [Eastern Shabby Little Fellas → Hub link]. The east, including the Al-Ahsa oasis, is known for its date palms.

How Do You Pronounce These Words?

• Muzāriʿat tamr is mu-ZAA-ri-ʿat TAMR.
• Murabbiyat dawājin is mu-RAB-bi-yat da-WAA-jin.

Where Do the Words Come From?

Muzāriʿa comes from ز-ر-ع (to plant or sow). → [Meet Aisha the Olive Grower] Tamr (تمر) means dried dates, and its plural is tumūr (تمور). Murabbiya comes from rabbā, “to raise or bring up,” the same idea as tarbiya (تربية), “upbringing,” so a murabbī can also be an educator. Dawājin (دواجن) means poultry, and dajāj (دجاج) means chicken.

How Do You Say “She Is a Date and Chicken Farmer” in Arabic?

هي مزارعة تمر ومربّية دواجن (Hiya muzāriʿat tamr wa-murabbiyat dawājin).

FAQ

• What is the Arabic word for dates? تمر (tamr) for dried dates, and رطب (ruṭab) for fresh ripe dates.
• What is the Arabic word for palm tree? نخلة (nakhla), plural نخيل (nakhīl). → [Meet Salman the Mat Weaver]
• What is the Arabic word for chicken? دجاج (dajāj), and دجاجة (dajāja) for one chicken.
• What is the Arabic word for egg? بيضة (bayḍa), and بيض (bayḍ) for eggs in general.

Take Thumreen home: [Keychain] Next: [Meet Latif the Dairy Farmer →]