“free” in Arabic dialects
adjective
How do you say free across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare free (adjective) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “free” mean?
adjective
- Able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint“free enterprise”
- Unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion“free expansion”
- Costing nothing“complimentary tickets”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (free) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | حُر | ḥorr |
| Levantine Arabic | حُرّ | ḥurr |
| Gulf Arabic | ببلاش | bi-balāsh |
| Iraqi Arabic | بلاش | balash |
| Maghrebi Arabic | فابور | fābōr |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حُر | ḥorr | at liberty, not imprisoned |
| فاضي | fāḍi | not busy, available |
| ببلاش | be-balāsh | costing no money, gratis |
| مجاني | maggāni | free of charge, complimentary |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حُرّ | ḥurr | at liberty, not imprisoned |
| فاضي | fāḍi | not busy, available |
| ببلاش | bi-balāsh | free of charge, gratis |
| مجاني | majjāni | free of charge (slightly formal) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ببلاش | bi-balāsh | costing nothing, gratis (colloquial) |
| مجاني | majjāni | costing nothing, free of charge |
| فاضي | fāḍi | not busy, available |
| حُر | ḥurr | not imprisoned or enslaved, liberated |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بلاش | balash | free of charge, gratis |
| مجاني | majjani | free of charge |
| حُر | ḥurr | free, at liberty |
| فارغ | farigh | free, not busy, available |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فابور | fābōr | free of charge, gratis (from French) |
| بلاش | blāsh | free of charge, for nothing |
| حر | ḥurr | liberated, not imprisoned or enslaved |
| مسالي | msāli | available, not busy (Moroccan) |
| فارغ شغل | fāregh shghol | available, not busy (Algerian) |
| فاضي | fāḍi | available, not busy (Tunisian) |
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