“flow” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say flow across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare flow (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “flow” mean?
verb
- Move or progress freely as if in a stream“The crowd flowed out of the stadium”
- Move along, of liquids“Water flowed into the cave”
- Cause to flow“The artist flowed the washes on the paper”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (flow) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يتدفق | yitdaffaʾ |
| Levantine Arabic | جرى / يجري | jara / yijri |
| Gulf Arabic | يجري | yijri |
| Iraqi Arabic | يجري | yijri |
| Maghrebi Arabic | جرى | jrā |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يتدفق | yitdaffaʾ | to move steadily (liquid, traffic) |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| جرى / يجري | jara / yijri | to move steadily (like a river) |
| تدفّق / يتدفّق | tdaffaq / yitdaffaq | to flow in a strong, steady stream |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يجري | yijri | to move like a river, to run |
| يتدفّق | yitdaffag | to gush or pour out |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يجري | yijri | to flow (like a river) |
| يتدفق | yitdaffaq | to gush, to flow strongly |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| جرى | jrā | to flow (like a river) |
| سال | sāl | to flow or trickle (like water from a tap) |
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