This post presents a categorized list of 110 essential animal names in Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic word with full tashkīl (diacritics), and its English translation. The vocabulary is organized by category to facilitate thematic learning.
🐕 Farm & Domestic
- كَلْب – Dog
- قِطَّة – Cat
- أَنْعَام – Cattle
- بَقَرَة – Cow
- ثَوْر – Bull
- عِجْل – Calf
- خَرُوف – Sheep
- مَاعِز – Goat
- دَجَاجَة – Hen / Chicken
- دِيك – Rooster
- دِيك رُومِيّ – Turkey
- أَرْنَب – Rabbit
🐱 Cat Family
- أَسَد – Lion
- لَبُوَة – Lioness
- نَمِر – Tiger / Leapord
- فَهْد – Cheetah / Panther
- وَشَق – Lynx
🐺 Dog Family
- ذِئْب – Wolf
- ثَعْلَب – Fox
- ضَبْع – Hyena
- ابْن آوَى – Jackal
🦌 Wild Dears
- غَزَال – Gazelle / Deer
- ظَبْي – Antelope
- رِئْم – Elegant antelope
- وَعْل – Ibex
🐎 Equines
- حِصَان – Stallion
- فَرَس – Horse
- خَيْل – Horses (collective)
- مِهْر – Colt / Foal
- فَرَسَة – Mare
- حِمَار – Donkey
- بِغَال – Mule
🐫 Camels
- جَمَل – Camel
- إِبِل – Camels (collective)
- نَاقَة – She-camel
- بَعِير – Pack Camel
- فَصِيل – Young camel
- قَعُود – Young riding camel
🐾 Wild Animals
- قِرْدَة – Monkey / Ape
- خِنْزِير – Pig / Boar
- خُفَّاش – Bat
- دُبّ – Bear
- فِيل – Elephant
- زَرَافَة – Giraffe
- وَحِيد القَرْن – Rhinoceros
- فَرَس النَّهْر – Hippopotamus
- كَنْغَر – Kangaroo
- نِمْس – Mongoose
🐦 Birds
- بُومَة / هَمَامَة – Owl
- غُرَاب – Crow
- عُصْفُور – Sparrow
- حَمَامَة – Dove
- بَبَّغَاء – Parrot
- بَطَّة – Duck
- إِوَزَّة – Goose
- هُدْهُد – Hoopoe
- بَطْرِيق – Penguin
- زَرْزُور – Starling
- كَرْكِيّ – Crane
- بَلَبُل – Nightingale
- نَعَامَة – Ostrich
- طَاوُوس – Peacock
🦅 Birds of Prey
- نَسْر – Falcon
- صَقْر – Hawk
- رَخَمَة – Vulture
- عُقَاب – Eagle
🐁 Rodents / Rodent Type
- سِنْجَاب – Squirrel
- فَأْر – Mouse
- جُرَذ – Rat
- قُنْدُس – Beaver
- كَسْلَان – Sloth
- ظَرْبَان – Skunk
- قُنْفُذ – Hedgehog
- خُلْد – Mole
🐜 Insects / Insect Type
- ذُبَابَة – Fly
- بَعُوضَة – Mosquito
- نَحْلَة – Bee
- دَبُور – Wasp
- فَرَاشَة – Butterfly
- عِثَّة – Moth
- جَرَاد – Locust
- نَمْل – Ant
- صَرْصُور – Cockroach
- دُودَة – Worm
- عَنْكَبُوت – Spider
- بُرْغُوث – Flea
- عَقْرَب – Scorpion
- حَلَزُون – Snail
🦎 Reptiles / Amphibians
- تِمْسَاح – Crocodile / Alligator
- سِحْلِيَّة – Lizard
- وَرَل – Monitor Lizard
- ثُعْبَان – Snake
- أَفْعَى – Viper
- سُلَحْفَاة – Turtle
- ضِفْدَع – Frog
- عُلْجُم – Toad
- حِرْبَاء – Chameleon
🐠 Marine Animals
- سَمَكَة – Fish
- قِرْش – Shark
- حُوت – Whale
- فُقْمَة – Seal
- فَظّ – Walrus
- أُخْطُبُوط – Octopus
- حَبَّار – Squid
- سُلْطَعُون – Crab
- جَمْبَرِي – Shrimp
🐉 Mythical & Extinct
- دَيْنَاصُور – Dinosaur
- عَنْقَاء – Phoenix
- تِنِّين – Dragon
- غُول – Ghoul
