“glasses” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say glasses across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare glasses (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “glasses” mean?
noun
- Optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- A container for holding liquids while drinking
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (glasses) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | نضارة | naḍḍāra |
| Levantine Arabic | نَضّارات | naḍḍārāt |
| Gulf Arabic | نَظَّارَة | naẓẓārah |
| Iraqi Arabic | مَناظِر | manāẓir |
| Maghrebi Arabic | نضاضر | nḍaḍer |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| نضارة | naḍḍāra | a pair of eyeglasses |
| كوبايات | kubbāyāt | vessels for drinking |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| نَضّارات | naḍḍārāt | eyewear for vision |
| عَوينات | ʿawaynāt | eyewear for vision (colloquial) |
| كبّايات | kibbāyāt | drinking glasses |
| كاسات | kāsāt | drinking glasses |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| نَظَّارَة | naẓẓārah | pair of eyeglasses |
| قْلَاصَات | glāṣāt | drinking glasses |
| كَاسَات | kāsāt | drinking cups or glasses |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مَناظِر | manāẓir | eyeglasses for vision |
| عُوينات | ʿuwaināt | eyeglasses (colloquial) |
| گلاصات | glāṣāt | drinking glasses |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| نضاضر | nḍaḍer | eyeglasses for vision |
| كيسان | kisan | drinking glasses |
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