“bandage” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say bandage across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare bandage (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “bandage” mean?
noun
- A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (bandage) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | رباط | rubāṭ |
| Levantine Arabic | ضمادة | ḍammāde |
| Gulf Arabic | ضماد | ḍimād |
| Iraqi Arabic | باندج | bāndij |
| Maghrebi Arabic | فاصمة | faṣma |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| رباط | rubāṭ | cloth strip for dressing a wound |
| شاش | shāsh | sterile gauze for wounds |
| بلاستر | plaster | adhesive strip for small cuts (band-aid) |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ضمادة | ḍammāde | medical dressing for a wound |
| بلاستر | plaster | adhesive bandage (e.g. Band-Aid) |
| رباط ضاغط | rbāṭ ḍāghiṭ | elastic bandage for sprains |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ضماد | ḍimād | a strip of material for binding a wound |
| لصقة | laṣgah | a small adhesive bandage (e.g. Band-Aid) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| باندج | bāndij | medical dressing for a wound |
| لفاف | liffāf | medical dressing, wrap |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فاصمة | faṣma | medical dressing for a wound |
| بونضة | bonḍa | medical dressing (from French 'pansement') |
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