“golf” in Arabic dialects

noun

How do you say golf across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare golf (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.

What does “golf” mean?

noun
  1. A game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

English definitions from Princeton WordNet.

Quick comparison across dialects

DialectArabic (golf)Transliteration
Egyptian Arabicجولفgolf
Levantine Arabicغولفgolf
Gulf Arabicغُولْفgōlf
Iraqi Arabicگولفgōlf
Maghrebi Arabicݣولفgolf

Full breakdown by dialect

Egyptian Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
جولفgolfthe sport of golf

Levantine Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
غولفgolfthe sport of golf

Gulf Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
غُولْفgōlfthe sport of golf

Iraqi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
گولفgōlfthe sport of golf

Maghrebi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
ݣولفgolfthe sport of golf

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