POST 3: Latif, the Dairy Farmer

How Do You Say “Dairy Farmer” in Arabic?

Quick answer: A dairy farmer is مزارع ألبان (muzāriʿ albān), pronounced mu-ZAA-riʿ al-BAAN. Albān means dairy. A cattle raiser is مربّي أبقار (murabbī abqār).

Meet Latif, the Dairy Farmer from Eastern Saudi Arabia

Latif is up early for the milking as one of the [Eastern Shabby Little Fellas → Hub link].

How Do You Pronounce Muzāriʿ Albān?

Say mu-ZAA-riʿ al-BAAN. The ʿ is the deep throat ʿayn sound.

Where Do the Words Come From?

Muzāriʿ comes from ز-ر-ع (to plant or sow). → [Meet Aisha the Olive Grower] Albān is the plural of laban (لبن), a word for milk and milk drinks. It also gives us labna (لبنة), the strained yoghurt known as “labneh.” Abqār is the plural of baqara (بقرة), cow.

How Do You Say “Latif Is a Dairy Farmer” in Arabic?

لطيف مزارع ألبان (Laṭīf muzāriʿ albān).

FAQ

• What is the Arabic word for milk? حليب (ḥalīb). In some regions, لبن (laban) also means milk, and in others it means a yoghurt drink.
• What is the Arabic word for cow? بقرة (baqara).
• What is the Arabic word for cheese? جبن (jubn).
• What is the Arabic word for butter? زبدة (zubda).

Take Latif home: [Teatowel] Next: [Meet Mariyam the Citrus Farmer →]