“chest of drawers” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say chest of drawers across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare chest of drawers (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “chest of drawers” mean?
noun
- Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (chest of drawers) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | كومودينو | komodīno |
| Levantine Arabic | خزانة جوارير | khzānet jawārīr |
| Gulf Arabic | كبت أدراج | kabat adrāj |
| Iraqi Arabic | كَومَدِي | kōmadī |
| Maghrebi Arabic | كومود | kōmōd |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كومودينو | komodīno | a piece of furniture with drawers |
| وحدة أدراج | weḥdet ʾadrāg | a unit of drawers |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| خزانة جوارير | khzānet jawārīr | a piece of furniture with drawers |
| كومودا | komōda | a dresser, chest of drawers (loanword) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كبت أدراج | kabat adrāj | a piece of furniture with drawers |
| كومودينة | kumōdīnah | a piece of furniture with drawers, commode |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كَومَدِي | kōmadī | low cabinet with drawers, dresser |
| مَجَرَّات | majarrāt | a set of drawers |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كومود | kōmōd | chest of drawers (from French 'commode') |
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