Animals in Arabic
Learn the names of the animals in Arabic with pictures. On this page you can find a list over 30 animal names in the Arabic language as well as in English. We have domestic animals, farm animals, wild animals, zoo animals and insects. The animals come with pictures and audio recordings.
فَرَسُ النَهْر
farasu n-nahr
hippo
أَفْرَاسُ النَّهْر
afrāsu n-nahr
hippos
plural
singular
ضِفْدَع
ḍifda'
frog
ضَفَادِع
ḍafādi'
frogs
plural
singular
نَمِر
namir
tiger
نُمُور
numūr
tigers
plural
singular
دُعْسُوقَة
du'sūqah
ladybird
دَعَاسِيق
da'āsīq
ladybirds
plural
singular
كَلْب
kalb
dog
كِلَاب
kilāb
dogs
plural
singular
فِيل
fīl
elephant
أَفْيَال
afyāl
elephants
plural
singular
قِرْش
qirsh
shark
قُرُوش
qurūsh
sharks
plural
singular
فَأْر
fa`r
mouse
فِيرَان
fīrān
mouses
plural
singular
قُنْفُذ
qunfudh
hedgehog
قَنَافِذ
qanāfidh
hedgehogs
plural
singular
زَرافَة
zarāfah
giraffe
زَرَافِيّ
zarāfiyy
giraffes
plural
singular
حِمَار
ḥimār
donkey
حُمُر
ḥumur
donkeys
plural
singular
ثَعْلَب
tha'lab
fox
ثَعَالِب
tha'ālib
foxes
plural
singular
إِوَزَّة
iwazzah
goose
إِوَزّ
iwazz
geese
plural
singular
نَمْلَة
namlah
ant
نَمْل
naml
ants
plural
singular
بُومَة
būmah
owl
بُوم
būm
owls
plural
singular
دَجَاجَة
dajājah
chicken
دَجَاج
dajāj
chickens
plural
singular
دِيك
dīk
rooster
دُيُوك
duyūk
roosters
plural
singular
طَائِر
ṭā`ir
bird
طُيُور
ṭuyūr
birds
plural
singular
ثَوْر
thawr
bull
ثِيرَان
thīrān
bulls
plural
singular
دُبّ
dubb
bear
دِبَبَة
dibabah
bears
plural
singular
قَفَص
qafaṣ
cage
أَقْفَاص
aqfāṣ
cages
plural
singular
ريشَة
rīshah
feather
رِيشَات
rīshāt
feathers
plural
singular
بَقَرَة
baqarah
cow
بَقَرَات
baqarāt
cows
plural
singular
بَبَّغَاء
babbaghā`
parrot
بَبَّغَاوَات
babbaghāwāt
parrots
plural
singular
أَسَد
asad
lion
أُسُود
usūd
lions
plural
singular
حَشَرَة
ḥasharah
insect
حَشَرَات
ḥasharāt
insects
plural
singular
عَنْكَبُوت
'ankabūt
spider
عَنَاكِب
'anākib
spiders
plural
singular
قِرْد
qird
monkey
قُرُود
qurūd
monkeys
plural
singular
أَرْنَب
arnab
rabbit
أَرَانِب
arānib
rabbits
plural
singular
حِصَان
ḥiṣān
horse
أَحْصِنَة
aḥṣinah
horses
plural
singular
جَمَل
jamal
camel
جِمَال
jimāl
camels
plural
singular
عَقْرَب
'aqrab
scorpion
عَقَارِب
'aqārib
scorpions
plural
singular
Which animals are mentioned in the Quran?
The following 21 animals are mentioned in the Quran:
| English | Arabic | Verse |
| Bee | نَحْل | 16:68 |
| Camels | الإِبِل | 7:40 |
| Cow | بَقَرَة | 2:69 |
| Crow | غُرَاب | 5:31 |
| Dog | كَلْب | 18:22 |
| Donkey | حِمَار | 62:5 |
| Elephant | فِيْل | 105:1 |
| Fly | ذُبَاب | 22:73 |
| Frogs | ضَفَاضِع | 7:133 |
| Goats | مَعْز | 6:143 |
| Hoopoe | هُدْهُد | 27:20 |
| Horses | خَيْل | 3:14 |
| Lion | قَسْوَرَة | 74:51 |
| Monkeys | قِرَدَة | 2:65 |
| Mosquito | بَعُوضَة | 2:26 |
| Pig | خِنْزِير | 2:173 |
| Sheep | غَنَم | 20:18 |
| Snake | حَيَّة | 20:20 |
| Spider | عَنْكَبُوت | 29:41 |
| Whale | حُوت | 68:48 |
| Wolf | دِئْب | 12:13 |
There are five chapters in the Quran named after animal names:
| Name | Translation | Number |
| Suratu l-baqrah | The cow | 2 |
| Suratu n-naḥl | The Bees | 16 |
| Suratu n-naml | The Ants | 27 |
| Suratu l-‘ankabūt | The Spider | 29 |
| Suratu l-fīl | The Elephant | 105 |
