Arabic · Travel & Places

تذكرة

tadhkara

Ticket

Beginnernoun · feminine

Definition

A piece of paper that allows you to travel or enter a place.

Example

اشتريت تذكرتين للسينما.

I bought two cinema tickets.

Etymology

The word تذكرة (tadhkara) comes from the root ذ-ك-ر (dh-k-r), meaning to remember or to note. It historically developed to denote a form of identification or acknowledgment.

How & Where It’s Used

تذكرة is used in formal contexts related to travel, especially in relation to tickets for transportation. It's also used in both written and spoken Arabic.

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