“immediately” in Arabic dialects
adverb
How do you say immediately across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare immediately (adverb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “immediately” mean?
adverb
- Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening“he answered immediately”
- Near or close by“he passed immediately behind her”
- Bearing an immediate relation“this immediately concerns your future”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (immediately) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | حالاً | ḥālan |
| Levantine Arabic | دغري | dughri |
| Gulf Arabic | الحين | al-ḥīn |
| Iraqi Arabic | هسة | hassa |
| Maghrebi Arabic | دابا | daba |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حالاً | ḥālan | right away, at once |
| فوراً | fawran | immediately, instantly |
| على طول | ʿala ṭūl | right away, straight away |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دغري | dughri | right away, straight away (colloquial) |
| فوراً | fawran | at once, instantly |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| الحين | al-ḥīn | right now, immediately |
| فوراً | fawran | instantly, right away |
| على طول | ʿala ṭūl | straight away, right away |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| هسة | hassa | right now, immediately |
| فوراً | fawran | instantly, immediately |
| رأساً | raʾsan | right away, immediately |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دابا | daba | right now, immediately (Moroccan) |
| دروك | drouk | right now, immediately (Algerian) |
| توا | tawwa | right now, immediately (Tunisian) |
| فيسع | fisaʿ | quickly, at once (Tunisian) |
| تم تم | tem tem | right away, instantly (Algerian) |
| ديك الساعة | dik s-saʿa | at that very moment, instantly (Moroccan) |
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