“kill” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say kill across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare kill (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “kill” mean?
verb
- Cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly“This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank”
- Thwart the passage of“kill a motion”
- End or extinguish by forceful means“Stamp out poverty!”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (kill) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يقتل | yeʾtel |
| Levantine Arabic | قتل (ʾatal) / بيقتل | byiʾtol |
| Gulf Arabic | يِقْتِل | yigtul |
| Iraqi Arabic | يكتل | yiktul |
| Maghrebi Arabic | قتل | qtel |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يقتل | yeʾtel | to kill, to murder |
| يموّت | yemawwet | to cause death |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قتل (ʾatal) / بيقتل | byiʾtol | to cause the death of a person or animal |
| دبح (dabaḥ) / بيدبح | byidbaḥ | to slaughter an animal for food |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يِقْتِل | yigtul | to kill |
| يِذْبَح | yidhbaḥ | to slaughter, to kill (colloquial) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يكتل | yiktul | to cause the death of a person or animal |
| يطفّي | yṭaffi | to turn off an engine, light, or device |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قتل | qtel | to cause the death of |
| سكّت | sekket | to turn off an engine or machine |
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