“cabbage” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say cabbage across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare cabbage (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “cabbage” mean?
noun
- Any of various types of cabbage
- Informal terms for money
- Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (cabbage) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | كرنب | koromb |
| Levantine Arabic | ملفوف | malfūf |
| Gulf Arabic | ملفوف | malfūf |
| Iraqi Arabic | لَهانة | lahāna |
| Maghrebi Arabic | مكور | mkowwer |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كرنب | koromb | leafy green vegetable |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ملفوف | malfūf | leafy green or purple vegetable |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ملفوف | malfūf | leafy green vegetable |
| لهانة | lahāna | leafy green vegetable (common in Kuwait/Bahrain) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| لَهانة | lahāna | leafy green or purple vegetable |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مكور | mkowwer | leafy green vegetable (Moroccan) |
| كرنب | kromb | leafy green vegetable (Algerian/Tunisian) |
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