“cd player” in Arabic dialects

noun

How do you say cd player across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare cd player (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.

What does “cd player” mean?

noun
  1. A stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set

English definitions from Princeton WordNet.

Quick comparison across dialects

DialectArabic (cd player)Transliteration
Egyptian Arabicمشغل سي ديmushaghghil sī dī
Levantine Arabicمشغل سي ديmshaghil sī dī
Gulf Arabicمسجل سي ديmsajjil sī dī
Iraqi Arabicسي دي پليّرsī dī player
Maghrebi Arabicليكتور سي ديliktūr sī dī

Full breakdown by dialect

Egyptian Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
مشغل سي ديmushaghghil sī dīa device for playing CDs

Levantine Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
مشغل سي ديmshaghil sī dīdevice for playing CDs
مسجلة سي ديmsajjlet sī dīCD stereo player, boombox

Gulf Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
مسجل سي ديmsajjil sī dīdevice for playing CDs

Iraqi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
سي دي پليّرsī dī playerdevice for playing compact discs
مسجل سي ديmsajjal sī dīCD recorder/player device

Maghrebi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
ليكتور سي ديliktūr sī dīCD player (from French 'lecteur CD')
مسجلةmsajjalaa player for audio, including CDs

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