“dustbin” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say dustbin across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare dustbin (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “dustbin” mean?
noun
- A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (dustbin) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | باسكت زبالة | basket zibāla |
| Levantine Arabic | سَلِّة زْبالِة | sallet zbāle |
| Gulf Arabic | زبالة | zibāla |
| Iraqi Arabic | سَلّة زبالة | sallat zbāla |
| Maghrebi Arabic | طَارُو دْيال الزْبَل | ṭārū dyāl z-zbel |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| باسكت زبالة | basket zibāla | a container for trash |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سَلِّة زْبالِة | sallet zbāle | container for trash (lit. trash basket) |
| سَطِل زْبالِة | saṭel zbāle | container for trash (lit. trash bucket) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زبالة | zibāla | a trash can (word also means 'trash') |
| سلة مهملات | sallat muhmalāt | a wastebasket |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سَلّة زبالة | sallat zbāla | a container for rubbish |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طَارُو دْيال الزْبَل | ṭārū dyāl z-zbel | dustbin, trash can (Moroccan) |
| بُوبَالَة | boubela | dustbin, trash can (Tunisian) |
| لابُوبَال | la poubelle | dustbin, trash can (Algerian) |
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