“earache” in Arabic dialects

noun

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

What does “earache” mean?

noun
  1. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear

English definitions from Princeton WordNet.

Quick comparison across dialects

DialectArabic (earache)Transliteration
Egyptian Arabicوجع في الودنwagaʿ fil-widn
Levantine Arabicوَجَع إدِنwajaʿ idin
Gulf Arabicعوار في الأذنʿawār fil-idhin
Iraqi Arabicوَجَع إذنwajaʿ idhin
Maghrebi Arabicحْرِيق دْ الوُدْنِينḥrīq d-el-wudnīn

Full breakdown by dialect

Egyptian Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
وجع في الودنwagaʿ fil-widnpain inside the ear

Levantine Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
وَجَع إدِنwajaʿ idinpain inside the ear

Gulf Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
عوار في الأذنʿawār fil-idhinpain inside the ear

Iraqi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
وَجَع إذنwajaʿ idhinpain inside the ear

Maghrebi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
حْرِيق دْ الوُدْنِينḥrīq d-el-wudnīnan earache, pain in the ear

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