“completely” in Arabic dialects
adverb
How do you say completely across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare completely (adverb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “completely” mean?
adverb
- To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')“he was wholly convinced”
- So as to be complete; with everything necessary“he had filled out the form completely”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (completely) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | خالص | khāliṣ |
| Levantine Arabic | تماماً | tamāman |
| Gulf Arabic | بالكامل | bil-kāmil |
| Iraqi Arabic | تماماً | tamāman |
| Maghrebi Arabic | كاع | gāʿ |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| خالص | khāliṣ | totally, entirely (very colloquial) |
| تماماً | tamāman | completely, exactly |
| بالكامل | bil-kāmil | in full, entirely |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تماماً | tamāman | exactly, completely |
| بالكامل | bil-kāmel | in full, completely |
| ع الآخر | ʿal-ʾākher | totally, to the end (colloquial) |
| كلياً | kulliyyan | totally, entirely |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بالكامل | bil-kāmil | entirely, fully |
| كلش | killish | totally, at all (Kuwaiti/Iraqi/Bahraini) |
| بالمرة | bil-marrah | totally, at all (Saudi/UAE) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تماماً | tamāman | totally, exactly |
| بالكامل | bil-kāmil | entirely, fully |
| كلياً | kulliyan | wholly, completely |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كاع | gāʿ | totally, at all (Moroccan/Algerian) |
| تماما | tamāman | exactly, completely |
| كومبلي | komplī | completely (from French 'complet') |
| جملة | jemla | entirely, as a whole (Tunisian) |
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