“dishwasher” in Arabic dialects

noun

How do you say dishwasher across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare dishwasher (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.

What does “dishwasher” mean?

noun
  1. A machine for washing dishes
  2. Someone who washes dishes

English definitions from Princeton WordNet.

Quick comparison across dialects

DialectArabic (dishwasher)Transliteration
Egyptian Arabicغسالة أطباقghassālet aṭbāʾ
Levantine Arabicجَلّايِةjallāye
Gulf Arabicغسالة صحونghassālat ṣuḥūn
Iraqi Arabicغسّالة صحونghassālat ṣuḥūn
Maghrebi Arabicآلة غسيل المواعنāla dyal l-mwaʿen

Full breakdown by dialect

Egyptian Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
غسالة أطباقghassālet aṭbāʾmachine for washing dishes

Levantine Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
جَلّايِةjallāyemachine for washing dishes

Gulf Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
غسالة صحونghassālat ṣuḥūnkitchen appliance for washing dishes
غسالة مواعينghassālat mawāʿīnkitchen appliance for washing dishes (colloquial)

Iraqi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
غسّالة صحونghassālat ṣuḥūnmachine for washing dishes
غسّالة مواعينghassālat mawāʿīnmachine for washing dishes (colloquial)

Maghrebi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
آلة غسيل المواعنāla dyal l-mwaʿenmachine for washing dishes
غسالة الصحونghassalat s-suḥunmachine for washing dishes (more formal)

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