“flu” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say flu across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare flu (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “flu” mean?
noun
- An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (flu) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | إنفلونزا | influwenza |
| Levantine Arabic | كريب | kreb |
| Gulf Arabic | إنفلونزا | influenza |
| Iraqi Arabic | فلاونزا | flāwanza |
| Maghrebi Arabic | لاڭريب | la grippe |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| إنفلونزا | influwenza | influenza, the illness |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كريب | kreb | influenza, the illness |
| انفلونزا | influwanza | influenza (more formal) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| إنفلونزا | influenza | influenza, the illness |
| نشلة | nashla | a cold, sniffles |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فلاونزا | flāwanza | influenza, the flu |
| نشلة قوية | nashla qawīya | a strong cold, the flu |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| لاڭريب | la grippe | influenza, the flu (from French) |
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