“feed” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say feed across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare feed (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “feed” mean?
verb
- Provide as food“Feed the guests the nuts”
- Give food to“Feed the starving children in India”
- Feed into; supply“Her success feeds her vanity”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (feed) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يأكّل | yeʾakkel |
| Levantine Arabic | طَعمى | ṭaʿma |
| Gulf Arabic | وَكَّل | wakkal |
| Iraqi Arabic | يوكّل | ywakkil |
| Maghrebi Arabic | وكّل | wkkel |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يأكّل | yeʾakkel | to give food to a person or animal |
| يرضّع | yeraddaʿ | to breastfeed or bottle-feed a baby |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طَعمى | ṭaʿma | to give food to a person or animal |
| دَخَّل | dakhkhal | to input data into a system |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| وَكَّل | wakkal | to give food to, to feed |
| أَكَّل | akkal | to give food to, to feed |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يوكّل | ywakkil | to give food to a person or animal |
| يغذّي | yghadhdhi | to supply with nourishment or material |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| وكّل | wkkel | to give food to |
| رضّع | reḍḍaʿ | to breastfeed |
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