“cost” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say cost across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare cost (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “cost” mean?
noun
- The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
- The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)“the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver”
- Value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something“the cost in human life was enormous”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (cost) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | تكلفة | taklifa |
| Levantine Arabic | كلفة | kilfeh |
| Gulf Arabic | تكلفة | taklufah |
| Iraqi Arabic | سعر | siʿir |
| Maghrebi Arabic | ثمن | thaman |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تكلفة | taklifa | the amount of money required for something |
| تمن | taman | the price of an item |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كلفة | kilfeh | the expense or cost of something |
| سعر | seʿer | the price of an item for sale |
| حق | ḥaqq | price, what something is worth |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تكلفة | taklufah | the amount of money needed for something |
| سعر | siʿr | the price of an item for sale |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سعر | siʿir | the price of something |
| كلفة | kulfa | the total expense or cost |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ثمن | thaman | price, amount to be paid |
| سومة | sūma | price, cost (Algerian/Tunisian) |
| تكلفة | taklufa | the expense of producing something |
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