“incredible” in Arabic dialects
adjective
How do you say incredible across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare incredible (adjective) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “incredible” mean?
adjective
- Beyond belief or understanding“at incredible speed”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (incredible) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | مش معقول | mish maʿʾūl |
| Levantine Arabic | مش معقول | mish maʿʾūl |
| Gulf Arabic | عجيب | ʿajīb |
| Iraqi Arabic | رهيب | rahīb |
| Maghrebi Arabic | واعر | waʿer |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مش معقول | mish maʿʾūl | unbelievable, incredible |
| رهيب | rahīb | incredible, awesome, amazing |
| جامد | gāmid | awesome, cool, incredible (slang) |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مش معقول | mish maʿʾūl | unbelievable, incredible |
| خرافي | khurāfi | fantastic, incredible |
| رائع | rāʾeʿ | wonderful, amazing |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عجيب | ʿajīb | amazing, wonderful, strange |
| رهيب | rahīb | awesome, fantastic |
| ما يتصدق | mā yitṣaddag | unbelievable |
| خيالي | khayāli | fantastic, like a fantasy |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| رهيب | rahīb | amazing, awesome (positive) |
| مو طبيعي | mō ṭabīʿī | unnatural, extraordinary (positive or negative) |
| ما يتصدگ | mā yitṣaddag | unbelievable, hard to believe |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| واعر | waʿer | amazing, awesome (Moroccan) |
| فور | for | amazing, awesome (Algerian) |
| يهبّل | yhabbal | amazing, awesome (Tunisian) |
| لا يصدق | la yuṣaddaq | unbelievable (more formal) |
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