“enough” in Arabic dialects
adverb
How do you say enough across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare enough (adverb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “enough” mean?
adverb
- As much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)“Have I eaten enough?”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (enough) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | كفاية | kifāya |
| Levantine Arabic | بكفي | bikaffi |
| Gulf Arabic | بس | bas |
| Iraqi Arabic | كافي | kāfi |
| Maghrebi Arabic | بركة | baraka |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كفاية | kifāya | to the necessary degree or extent |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بكفي | bikaffi | sufficiently, it is enough |
| كفاية | kifāye | sufficiently, to the required degree |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بس | bas | sufficiently; also used for 'stop' |
| كفاية | kifāya | to the required degree or extent |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كافي | kāfi | to the required degree |
| كفاية | kifāya | sufficiently, to the required extent |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بركة | baraka | that's enough, stop |
| كافي | kāfi | sufficient |
| يزّي | yezzī | that's enough (Tunisian/E. Algerian) |
| صافي | ṣāfi | that's it, enough (Moroccan) |
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