“guitarist” in Arabic dialects

noun

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

What does “guitarist” mean?

noun
  1. A musician who plays the guitar

English definitions from Princeton WordNet.

Quick comparison across dialects

DialectArabic (guitarist)Transliteration
Egyptian Arabicعازف جيتارʿāzif gītār
Levantine Arabicعازف غيتارʿāzef gītār
Gulf Arabicعازف قيتارʿāzif gītār
Iraqi Arabicعازف گيتارʿāzif gītār
Maghrebi Arabicعازف غيتارʿazef gitar

Full breakdown by dialect

Egyptian Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
عازف جيتارʿāzif gītāra person who plays the guitar

Levantine Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
عازف غيتارʿāzef gītāra person who plays the guitar
غيتاريستgītārista person who plays the guitar (loanword)

Gulf Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
عازف قيتارʿāzif gītāra person who plays the guitar
قيتارستgītārista guitarist (loanword)

Iraqi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
عازف گيتارʿāzif gītārperson who plays guitar

Maghrebi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
عازف غيتارʿazef gitarguitar player
غيتاريستgitaristguitarist (loanword)

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