“crowd” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say crowd across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare crowd (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “crowd” mean?
noun
- A large number of things or people considered together“a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers”
- An informal body of friends“he still hangs out with the same crowd”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (crowd) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | زحمة | zaḥma |
| Levantine Arabic | عجقة | ʿajʾa |
| Gulf Arabic | زحمة | zaḥma |
| Iraqi Arabic | حشد | ḥashid |
| Maghrebi Arabic | زحام | zḥām |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زحمة | zaḥma | a large number of people, congestion |
| حشد | ḥashd | a large number of people gathered for a purpose |
| جمهور | gumhūr | an audience or the public |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عجقة | ʿajʾa | a crowd, traffic jam (colloquial) |
| حشد | ḥashd | a large group of people, multitude |
| جمهور | jumhūr | an audience, the public |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زحمة | zaḥma | a crowd, congestion, crowdedness |
| جمهور | jumhūr | an audience, the public |
| حشد | ḥashd | a large throng of people |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حشد | ḥashid | a large gathering of people |
| ازدحام | izdiḥām | a crowd causing congestion |
| هوسة | hōsa | a noisy crowd, commotion |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زحام | zḥām | a crowd, congestion |
| غاشي | ghāshī | a crowd of people (esp. Algerian/Tunisian) |
| جمهور | jumhūr | an audience, a crowd |
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