“fill” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say fill across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare fill (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “fill” mean?
verb
- Make full, also in a metaphorical sense“fill a container”
- Become full“The pool slowly filled with water”
- Occupy the whole of“The liquid fills the container”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (fill) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يملى | yimla |
| Levantine Arabic | عبّى / يعبّي | ʿabba / yiʿabbi |
| Gulf Arabic | يعبّي | yʿabbi |
| Iraqi Arabic | يترس | yitris |
| Maghrebi Arabic | عمّر | ʿammar |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يملى | yimla | to fill a container, space, or form |
| يحشي | yiḥshi | to fill a tooth, stuff food |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عبّى / يعبّي | ʿabba / yiʿabbi | to make something full; to fill out a form |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يعبّي | yʿabbi | to make a container full |
| يملي | yimli | to fill up, to make full |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يترس | yitris | to fill a container |
| يملي | yimli | to fill out a form |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عمّر | ʿammar | to make something full, to fill out a form |
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