How to Say “Roll“ in Arabic115

The Arabic word for "roll" depends on the context in which the word is being used. Here are a few of the most common translations:لف (laffa) - to roll up (e.g., a carpet)
دحرج (daḥraja) - to roll something round (e.g., a ball)
تدحرج (tadḥaraja) - to roll over and over (e.g., a person rolling down a hill)
انحدر (inḥadara) - to roll down (e.g., a stone rolling down a mountain)
انزل (inẓala) - to roll down (e.g., a car rolling down a hill)
مرر (marrara) - to roll something along (e.g., rolling a ball along the ground)
قلّب (qallaba) - to roll something over (e.g., rolling a log over)
دور (dāwara) - to turn something around (e.g., rolling a wheel)
حلزن (ḥalazana) - to roll up (e.g., rolling up a sleeve)
لفظ (lafaẓa) - to roll something out (e.g., rolling out dough)
طحن (ṭaḥana) - to roll something flat (e.g., rolling out dough)
عجن (ʿajana) - to roll something into a ball (e.g., rolling dough into balls)
عرك (ʿaraka) - to roll something between the hands (e.g., rolling dough between the hands)
فرك (faraka) - to roll something between the fingers (e.g., rolling a cigarette)

Here are some examples of how to use these words in a sentence:

لف السجادة. (Laffa as-sajjāda.) - Roll up the carpet.

دحرج الكرة. (Daḥraja al-kurat.) - Roll the ball.

تدحرج الطفل من التل. (Tadḥaraja at-tifl min at-tal.) - The child rolled down the hill.

انحدر الحجر من الجبل. (Inḥadara al-ḥajaru min al-jabal.) - The stone rolled down the mountain.

انزل السيارة من التل. (Inẓala as-sayyāra min at-tal.) - Roll the car down the hill.

مرر الكرة على الأرض. (Marrara al-kurat ʿalā al-arḍ.) - Roll the ball along the ground.

قلّب السجل. (Qallaba as-sijill.) - Roll over the log.

دور العجلة. (Dāwara al-ʿajala.) - Turn the wheel around.

حلزن الكم. (Ḥalazana al-kamm.) - Roll up your sleeve.

لفظ العجين. (Lafaẓa al-ʿajīn.) - Roll out the dough.

طحن العجين. (Ṭaḥana al-ʿajīn.) - Roll out the dough.