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
