“find” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say find across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare find (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “find” mean?
verb
- Come upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”
- Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
- Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost“Did you find your glasses?”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (find) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يلاقي | yilāʾi |
| Levantine Arabic | لقى / يلاقي | laqa / yilāqi |
| Gulf Arabic | يلقى | yilga |
| Iraqi Arabic | يلگه | yilga |
| Maghrebi Arabic | لقى | lqā |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يلاقي | yilāʾi | to discover or locate something |
| يكتشف | yiktishif | to find out, discover information |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| لقى / يلاقي | laqa / yilāqi | to discover something by chance or after searching |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يلقى | yilga | to discover something by searching |
| يحصّل | yiḥaṣṣil | to obtain or come across |
| يكتشف | yiktishif | to find out, to discover a fact |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يلگه | yilga | to find something, to discover |
| يكتشف | yiktishif | to find out, to realize |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| لقى | lqā | to discover or come across |
| صاب | ṣāb | to find or encounter (Algerian) |
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