In most of the countries around the world cats and dogs are the most popular pets, and this is the same in Arabic-Speaking countries. Many people have also been observed to like to keep birds, while rats and mice are very rarely kept as pets. In the countries such as UAE and Saudi Arabia, many wealthy people like to keep exotic animals as pets such as lions and jaguars. However, currently this trend become less popular. The following below is the list of the animals names in Arabic which are most common pets in many countries such as Western countries.
Names in English
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Romanizations
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Names in Arabic
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Cat
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Qit
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قِط
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Dog
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Kalb
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كَلب
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Hamster
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Hamster
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هامستر
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Rabbit
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Arnab
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أَرنَب
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Mouse
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Fa’r
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فَأر
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Rat
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Gurad
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جُرَذ
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Guinea Pig
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Hinzir gini
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خِنزير غيني
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Goldfish
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Samak Dahabi
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سَمَك ذَهَبي
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Parrot
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Babbaga
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بَبَّغاء
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