“kettle” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say kettle across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare kettle (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “kettle” mean?
noun
- A metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
- The quantity a kettle will hold
- (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (kettle) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | كاتل | katel |
| Levantine Arabic | غلاية | ghallāye |
| Gulf Arabic | غَلَّايَة | ghallāya |
| Iraqi Arabic | كتلي | kitli |
| Maghrebi Arabic | مقراج | mqraj |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كاتل | katel | an electric kettle for boiling water |
| براد | barrād | a stovetop kettle for boiling water |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| غلاية | ghallāye | an electric kettle for boiling water |
| إبريق شاي | ibrīʾ shāy | a teapot or stovetop kettle |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| غَلَّايَة | ghallāya | electric water kettle |
| كِتْلِي | kitli | a kettle (loanword) |
| إِبْرِيق الشَاي | ibrīq al-shāy | a teapot, stovetop kettle |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كتلي | kitli | electric kettle |
| قوري | qori | teapot, kettle for making tea |
| غلاية | ghallaya | water boiler, kettle |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مقراج | mqraj | stovetop kettle for boiling water |
| براد | berrād | teapot, especially for Maghrebi mint tea |
| غلاي | ghallāy | electric kettle |
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