“chin” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say chin across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare chin (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “chin” mean?
noun
- The protruding part of the lower jaw
- Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (chin) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | دقن | daʾn |
| Levantine Arabic | دقن | daʾen |
| Gulf Arabic | حنك | ḥanach |
| Iraqi Arabic | حَنَچ | ḥanach |
| Maghrebi Arabic | ذقن | dhaqn |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دقن | daʾn | part of the face below the mouth |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دقن | daʾen | the chin, part of the jaw |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حنك | ḥanach | the part of the face below the mouth (colloquial) |
| ذقن | dhagan | the part of the face below the mouth (standard) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حَنَچ | ḥanach | part of the face below the mouth |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ذقن | dhaqn | chin |
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