“lend” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say lend across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare lend (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “lend” mean?
verb
- Bestow a quality on“Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”
- Give temporarily; let have for a limited time“I will lend you my car”
- Have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to“This story would lend itself well to serialization on television”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (lend) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يسلّف | yisallif |
| Levantine Arabic | دَيَّن | dayyan |
| Gulf Arabic | سلّف | sallaf |
| Iraqi Arabic | دايَن | dāyan |
| Maghrebi Arabic | سَلَّف | sallaf |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يسلّف | yisallif | to lend money or an object |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دَيَّن | dayyan | to lend money |
| عار | ʿār | to lend an object |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سلّف | sallaf | to lend money or an item |
| عطى | ʿaṭa | to give temporarily, to lend |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دايَن | dāyan | to lend money or an item |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سَلَّف | sallaf | to lend money or an object |
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