“injure” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say injure across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare injure (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “injure” mean?
verb
- Cause injuries or bodily harm to
- Hurt the feelings of“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
- Cause damage or affect negatively“Our business was hurt by the new competition”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (injure) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يعوّر | yeʿawwar |
| Levantine Arabic | جرح (jaraḥ) / بيجرح | byijraḥ |
| Gulf Arabic | يْعَوِّر | yiʿawwir |
| Iraqi Arabic | يأذي | yʾadhi |
| Maghrebi Arabic | جرح | jreḥ |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يعوّر | yeʿawwar | to hurt or wound someone |
| يصيب | yeṣīb | to injure, to harm |
| يجرح | yegraḥ | to wound with a cut |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| جرح (jaraḥ) / بيجرح | byijraḥ | to wound someone physically |
| أذى (ʾaza) / بيأذي | byiʾzi | to harm or hurt (physically or emotionally) |
| صاب (ṣāb) / بيصيب | byiṣīb | to cause an injury to someone (e.g. in an accident) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يْعَوِّر | yiʿawwir | to hurt or cause pain (colloquial) |
| يِجْرَح | yijraḥ | to wound, to cut |
| يصيب | yiṣīb | to injure, to harm (general) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يأذي | yʾadhi | to cause physical harm or pain to someone |
| يجرح | yijraḥ | to wound or cut someone |
| يصوّب | yṣawwib | to injure, especially in an accident or fight |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| جرح | jreḥ | to wound someone physically |
| ضرّ | ḍerr | to cause harm or damage to |
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