“glass” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say glass across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare glass (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “glass” mean?
noun
- A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- A container for holding liquids while drinking
- The quantity a glass will hold
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (glass) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | إزاز | izāz |
| Levantine Arabic | كَبَّايِة | kebbāyeh |
| Gulf Arabic | قزاز | gizāz |
| Iraqi Arabic | گلاص | glāṣ |
| Maghrebi Arabic | زاج | zāj |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| إزاز | izāz | the material glass |
| كوباية | kobbāya | a drinking vessel made of glass |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كَبَّايِة | kebbāyeh | a drinking glass (Lebanon/Syria) |
| كَاسِة | kāseh | a drinking glass (Palestine/Jordan) |
| قْزَاز | qzāz | the material glass |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قزاز | gizāz | the material glass (colloquial) |
| زجاج | zujāj | the material glass (standard) |
| كاس | kās | a drinking glass |
| جلاس | glāṣ | a drinking glass (loanword) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| گلاص | glāṣ | a drinking glass |
| جام | jām | the material glass (e.g. window pane) |
| كوب | kūb | a cup or mug, sometimes glass |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زاج | zāj | the material glass |
| كاس | kās | a drinking glass, a cup |
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