“enjoy” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say enjoy across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare enjoy (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “enjoy” mean?
verb
- Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in“She relished her fame and basked in her glory”
- Have benefit from“enjoy privileges”
- Get pleasure from“I love cooking”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (enjoy) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يستمتع بـ | yestamtaʿ be |
| Levantine Arabic | إنبَسَط | inbasaṭ |
| Gulf Arabic | اِسْتَانَس | istānas |
| Iraqi Arabic | يتونّس | yitwannas |
| Maghrebi Arabic | عجبو الحال | ʿjbu l-ḥal |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يستمتع بـ | yestamtaʿ be | to take pleasure in |
| يتبسط | yetbeset | to have a good time, be happy |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| إنبَسَط | inbasaṭ | to have fun, take pleasure in |
| إستَمتَع | istamtaʿ | to enjoy, derive pleasure from (less common) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| اِسْتَانَس | istānas | to have a good time, have fun |
| اِسْتَمْتَع بـ | istamtaʿ bi- | to take pleasure in something specific |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يتونّس | yitwannas | to have a good time, to enjoy oneself |
| يستمتع بـ | yistamtiʿ bi | to take pleasure in something |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عجبو الحال | ʿjbu l-ḥal | to have a good time, to like the situation |
| استمتع بـ | stamtaʿ b- | to take pleasure in something |
| تفرهد | tfarhad | to have fun, relax (Tunisian) |
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