“increase” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say increase across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare increase (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “increase” mean?
verb
- Become bigger or greater in amount“The amount of work increased”
- Make bigger or more“The boss finally increased her salary”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (increase) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يزوّد | yezawwed |
| Levantine Arabic | زاد (zād) / بيزيد | byizīd |
| Gulf Arabic | يِزيد | yizīd |
| Iraqi Arabic | يزيد | yizīd |
| Maghrebi Arabic | زاد | zad |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يزوّد | yezawwed | to make something increase (transitive) |
| يزيد | yezīd | to become larger, to increase (intransitive) |
| يعلّي | yeʿalli | to raise a level, price, or volume |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زاد (zād) / بيزيد | byizīd | to become or make greater in size or amount |
| علّى (ʿalla) / بيعلّي | byiʿalli | to raise or make higher (e.g. price, volume) |
| كثّر (kaththar) / بيكثّر | byikaththir | to increase the quantity of something |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يِزيد | yizīd | to become larger in amount |
| يِزَوِّد | yizawwid | to make something larger, to supply more |
| يِرْتِفِع | yirtafiʿ | to rise (price, level) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يزيد | yizīd | to become greater in size, amount, or degree |
| يزوّد | yzawwid | to make something greater or larger |
| يرفع | yirfaʿ | to raise a level, price, or amount |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| زاد | zad | to become greater in size or amount |
| كتر | ketter | to make something more numerous |
| طلع | ṭleʿ | to go up, for prices to rise |
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