POST 10: Rashaidah, the Vegetable Farmer

How Do You Say “Vegetable Farmer” in Arabic?

Quick answer: A vegetable farmer is مزارع خضروات (muzāriʿ khaḍrawāt) for a man and مزارعة خضروات (muzāriʿat khaḍrawāt) for a woman. Khaḍrawāt means vegetables.

Meet Rashaidah, the Vegetable Farmer from Northern Saudi Arabia

Rashaidah grows the vegetables as one of the [Northern Shabby Little Fellas → Hub link].

How Do You Pronounce Muzāriʿat Khaḍrawāt?

Say mu-ZAA-ri-ʿat khad-ra-WAAT. The kh is a scratchy sound from the back of the throat, and the ḍ is a heavier, deeper “d.”

Where Does the Word Khaḍrawāt Come From?

It comes from the root خ-ض-ر, which is the root of “green.” Akhḍar (أخضر) means green, so vegetables are, in a sense, “the green things.” In everyday speech you’ll often hear the shorter word خضار (khuḍār).

How Do You Say “She Is a Vegetable Farmer” in Arabic?

هي مزارعة خضروات (Hiya muzāriʿat khaḍrawāt).

FAQ

• What is the Arabic word for vegetables? خضروات (khaḍrawāt), or خضار (khuḍār) in everyday speech.
• What is the Arabic word for green? أخضر (akhḍar).
• Which other Fellas share the word muzāriʿ? Aisha and Abdul. → [Meet Aisha] · [Meet Abdul]

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