“id card” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say id card across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare id card (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “id card” mean?
noun
- A card that shows a person's identity“Show your ID card at the gate.”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (id card) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | بطاقة شخصية | biṭāqa shakhṣiyya |
| Levantine Arabic | بِطاقة هَوِيّة | biṭāqit hawiyyeh |
| Gulf Arabic | بطاقة هوية | biṭāqat hawiyya |
| Iraqi Arabic | هوية | hawiyya |
| Maghrebi Arabic | لاكارط ناسيونال | la carte nationale |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بطاقة شخصية | biṭāqa shakhṣiyya | personal identification card |
| بطاقة | biṭāqa | a card for identification |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بِطاقة هَوِيّة | biṭāqit hawiyyeh | an identification card |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بطاقة هوية | biṭāqat hawiyya | identity card |
| بطاقة شخصية | biṭāqa shakhṣiyya | personal identification card |
| بطاقة أحوال | biṭāqat aḥwāl | national ID card (Saudi Arabia) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| هوية | hawiyya | ID card (general term) |
| بطاقة شخصية | baṭaqa shakhṣiyya | personal ID card |
| بطاقة موحدة | baṭaqa muwahhada | unified national ID card (current) |
| جنسية | jinsiyya | national ID card (older version) |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| لاكارط ناسيونال | la carte nationale | national identity card (Morocco, from French) |
| بطاقة التعريف | biṭāqat at-taʿrīf | identity card (Algeria/Tunisia) |
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