“kid” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say kid across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare kid (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “kid” mean?
noun
- A young person of either sex“she writes books for children”
- Soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat“kid gloves”
- English dramatist (1558-1594)
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (kid) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | عيل | ʿayyil |
| Levantine Arabic | ولد | walad |
| Gulf Arabic | يَاهِل | yāhil |
| Iraqi Arabic | جاهل | jahil |
| Maghrebi Arabic | طفل | ṭifl |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عيل | ʿayyil | a child (colloquial) |
| طفل | ṭifl | a child (more standard) |
| جدي | gidy | a young goat |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ولد | walad | a child, a kid (plural: ولاد wlād) |
| صغير | ṣghīr | a little one, a young child (male) |
| صغيرة | ṣghīre | a little one, a young child (female) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يَاهِل | yāhil | a child, a kid (UAE/Qatar/Bahrain) |
| بِزِر | bizir | a child, a kid (Saudi/Kuwait) |
| طِفِل | ṭifl | a child, an infant |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| جاهل | jahil | child, kid (pl. جهال jihal) |
| طفل | ṭifl | child (more formal) |
| صخل | ṣakhal | young goat, kid |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طفل | ṭifl | a child (male) |
| طفلة | ṭifla | a child (female) |
| دري | dri | a boy, a kid (Morocco) |
| صغير | ṣghīr | a little one, a child |
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