Word.ws English Dictionary

imagination in Arabic

خَيَّال ḵayyāl

/ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

imagination in Arabic: خَيَّال (ḵayyāl), تَخَيُّل (taḵayyul), تَصَوُّر (taṣawwur), مُخَيَّلَة (muḵayyala). In English, imagination means the image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

Arabic words for imagination

image-making power of the mind
خَيَّال ḵayyāl, تَخَيُّل taḵayyul, تَصَوُّر taṣawwur, مُخَيَّلَة muḵayyala
mental image
صُورَة ذِهْنِيَّة ṣūra ḏihniyya

English meaning of imagination

  1. noun The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
  2. noun Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
  3. noun Creativity; resourcefulness.
  4. noun A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.

Full definition of imagination

imagination in a sentence

  • Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties.
  • You think someone's been following you? That's just your imagination.
  • His imagination makes him a valuable team member.

Synonyms of imagination

All synonyms of imagination

imagination in other languages

Questions about imagination in Arabic

What is the meaning of imagination in Arabic?
Imagination in Arabic is خَيَّال (ḵayyāl), تَخَيُّل (taḵayyul), تَصَوُّر (taṣawwur), مُخَيَّلَة (muḵayyala).
ما معنى كلمة imagination؟
Imagination: خَيَّال (ḵayyāl), تَخَيُّل (taḵayyul), تَصَوُّر (taṣawwur), مُخَيَّلَة (muḵayyala).
What does imagination mean in English?
Imagination means the image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: imagination (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-imagination.ogg.

Cite this page: “imagination meaning in Arabic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/arabic/imagination. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.