“juicy” in Arabic dialects

adjective

How do you say juicy across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare juicy (adjective) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.

What does “juicy” mean?

adjective
  1. Full of juice
  2. Having strong sexual appeal“juicy barmaids”
  3. Lucrative“a juicy contract”

English definitions from Princeton WordNet.

Quick comparison across dialects

DialectArabic (juicy)Transliteration
Egyptian Arabicمَلْيَان مَايَةmalyān mayya
Levantine Arabicمليان ميmalyān mayy
Gulf Arabicمَلْيَان مَايmalyān māy
Iraqi Arabicمليان ميmilyān may
Maghrebi Arabicفِيه المَاfīh l-ma

Full breakdown by dialect

Egyptian Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
مَلْيَان مَايَةmalyān mayyafull of juice (for fruit)
مُثِيرmuthīrinteresting, succulent (for gossip, details)

Levantine Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
مليان ميmalyān mayyjuicy, full of water (for fruit)

Gulf Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
مَلْيَان مَايmalyān māyfull of juice, succulent (lit. full of water)
عَصيريʿaṣīrijuicy, like juice

Iraqi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
مليان ميmilyān mayfull of juice (for fruit)
دَسِمdasimscandalous or interesting (gossip)

Maghrebi Arabic

Word (Arabic)TransliterationEnglish sense / usage
فِيه المَاfīh l-mafull of juice (literally: has water in it)
مْعَسَّلmʿasseljuicy and sweet (like honey)

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