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Learn Arabic (Modern Standard): لص - thief

Arabic (Modern Standard)
/Temporal clauses (عندما / لمّا)
/لص

لص

Word

لص

Meaning

thief

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Arabic (Modern Standard)

Lesson

Temporal clauses (عندما / لمّا)

Usages of لص

لما دخلنا البيت، اختفى اللص فجأة.lammâ dakhalnâ al-bayta, ikhtafâ al-lissu faj'atan

When we entered the house, the thief suddenly disappeared.

تفاجأ اللص عندما قبضت الشرطة عليه.tafâja'a llissu 'indamâ qabadati shshurtatu 'alayhi

The thief was surprised when the police arrested him.

عندما وجد الشرطي المحفظة، قبض على اللص.indamâ wajada ash-shurtiyyu al-mihfazata, qabada alâ al-lissi.

When the policeman found the wallet, he arrested the thief.

لما رن جرس الباب، اختفى اللص فجأة.lammâ ranna jarasu l-bâbi, ikhtafâ l-lissu faj'atan

When the doorbell rang, the thief disappeared suddenly.

يكسر اللص القفل قبل أن يدخل البنك.yaksiru allissu alqufla qabla an yadkhula albanka

The thief breaks the lock before he enters the bank.

يفحص الشرطي البصمة بعد أن يهرب اللص.yafhasu ash-shurtiyyu al-basmata ba'da an yahruba al-lissu

The policeman examines the fingerprint after the thief escapes.

عندما كنت هناك، رأيت اللص ملثما.'indamâ kuntu hunâka, ra'aytu l-lissa mulaththaman

When I was there, I saw the thief masked.

هرب اللص من المتجر ملثما.haraba l-lissu mina l-matjari mulaththaman

The thief fled from the store masked.

ترك اللص البيت هاربا ومذعورا.taraka l-lissu l-bayta hâriban wa madhûran.

The thief left the house fleeing and terrified.

أخفى المال خوفا من اللص.akhfâ al-mâla khawfan mina l-lissi.

He hid the money for fear of the thief.

لما رأيت اللص، أدركت ما حصل.lammâ ra'aytu l-lissa, adraktu mâ hasala

When I saw the thief, I realized what had happened.

لا تهاون مع اللصوص في المحكمة.lâ tahâwuna ma'a l-lusûsi fil-mahkama.

There is no leniency with thieves in the court.

أثبتت الكاميرا أن اللص كان قد حطم النافذة.athbatati l-kâmîrâ anna l-lissa kâna qad hattama n-nâfidhata

The camera proved that the thief had smashed the window.

إن اللصوص كانوا قد حطموا الخزنة قبل أن تصل الشرطة.inna al-lusûsa kânû qad hattamû al-khaznata qabla an tasila ash-shurtatu.

Indeed, the thieves had smashed the safe before the police arrived.

عندما وصلت الشرطة، لم يكن اللص قد ارتكب الجريمة.'indamâ waṣalati ash-shurṭatu, lam yakuni al-liṣṣu qadi irtakaba al-jarîmata.

When the police arrived, the thief had not yet committed the crime.

لم يكن اللص قد هرب عندما وجد المحقق المحفظة.lam yakuni llissu qad haraba 'indamâ wajada al-muhaqqiqu al-mihfazhata.

The thief had not yet fled when the detective found the wallet.

كان اللص البدين مختبئا وراء الباب.kâna al-lissu al-badînu mukhtabi'an warâ'a al-bâbi.

The fat thief was hiding behind the door.

قتل اللص عندما حاول أن يهرب.qutila l-lissu 'indamâ hâwala an yahruba

The thief was killed when he tried to escape.

استرجعت الشرطة جميع الممتلكات والمجوهرات التي سرقها اللص.istarjaʿati ash-shurtatu jameeʿa al-mumtalakâti wa-al-mujawharâti allatee saraqahâ al-lissu.

The police recovered all the belongings and jewelry that the thief stole.

سرق اللص سبيكة فضة.saraqa l-lissu sabikata fiddah

The thief stole a silver ingot.

لم ير التاجر اللص في الظلام.lam yara at-tâjiru al-lissa fi az-zalâm

The merchant didn't see the thief in the darkness.

لم يكن الحارس المخلص ليسمح للص بأن يعبث بالمكتبة أو يتلف هامش كتاب.lam yakuni-l-hârisu-l-mukhlisu liyasmaha lil-lissi bi'an ya'batha bil-maktabati aw yutlifa hâmisha kitâbin

The loyal guard would never allow the thief to tamper with the library or damage a book's margin.

اعتقل اللصوص من قبل الحارس أمس.utuqila al-lusoosu min qibali al-hârisi amsi

The thieves were arrested by the guard yesterday.

ما إن اقتحم اللص البنك حتى تجمهرت الشرطة.mâ ini iqtahama allissu albanka hattâ tajamharati ashshurtatu.

No sooner had the thief stormed the bank than the police gathered.

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