“cough” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say cough across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare cough (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “cough” mean?
verb
- Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion“The smoker coughs all day”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (cough) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يِكُحّ | yekoḥḥ |
| Levantine Arabic | قَحّ | qaḥḥ |
| Gulf Arabic | يكح | ykuḥḥ |
| Iraqi Arabic | يگح | yiguḥḥ |
| Maghrebi Arabic | كَحّ | kaḥḥ |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يِكُحّ | yekoḥḥ | to cough |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قَحّ | qaḥḥ | to cough |
| سَعَل | saʿal | to cough (slightly more formal) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يكح | ykuḥḥ | to expel air from the lungs |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يگح | yiguḥḥ | to cough |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كَحّ | kaḥḥ | to cough |
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