“couple” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say couple across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare couple (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “couple” mean?
noun
- A pair who associate with one another“the engaged couple”
- A pair of people who live together“a married couple from Chicago”
- A small indefinite number“he's coming for a couple of days”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (couple) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | إتنين مرتبطين | itnēn murtabiṭīn |
| Levantine Arabic | كوبل | koppel |
| Gulf Arabic | زوجين | zōjayn |
| Iraqi Arabic | ثنين | thnein |
| Maghrebi Arabic | كوبل | kūpl |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| إتنين مرتبطين | itnēn murtabiṭīn | two people in a romantic relationship |
| كابل | kabal | a romantic couple (colloquial, from English) |
| جوز | gōz | a pair of two items |
| كام حاجة | kām ḥāga | a small number of things, a few |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كوبل | koppel | two people in a relationship (loanword) |
| تنين | tnēn | a pair, two of something |
| زوج | zōj | a pair, two items together |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زوجين | zōjayn | a married pair |
| كبل | kabal | two people in a relationship (loanword) |
| اثنين | ithnayn | two of something, a pair |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ثنين | thnein | two people or things |
| زوج | zoj | a pair, a married couple |
| كبل | kabal | a romantic couple (loanword) |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كوبل | kūpl | a couple, two people in a relationship |
| زوج | zūj | a pair, a married couple |
| جوج | jūj | a pair of, two of something |
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