“manage” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say manage across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare manage (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “manage” mean?
verb
- Be successful; achieve a goal“She succeeded in persuading us all”
- Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of“I can deal with this crew of workers”
- Come to terms with“We got by on just a gallon of gas”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (manage) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يدير | yidīr |
| Levantine Arabic | دار | dār |
| Gulf Arabic | أدار | adār |
| Iraqi Arabic | دار | dār |
| Maghrebi Arabic | دَبَّر راسو | dabbar rāsu |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يدير | yidīr | to manage a business or team |
| يعرف | yiʿraf | to manage to do something, succeed |
| يتصرف | yitṣarraf | to manage a situation, to handle things |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دار | dār | to manage a business, project |
| دَبَّرها | dabbarha | to manage to do something, succeed |
| قِدِر | qidir | to manage to, be able to |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| أدار | adār | to manage a business or team |
| قدر | gidar | to succeed in doing something |
| دبّر | dabbar | to manage, arrange, or sort out |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دار | dār | to manage, to run (a business) |
| دبّر | dabbar | to manage to do, to arrange, to sort out |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دَبَّر راسو | dabbar rāsu | to manage, to get by |
| قْدَر | qdar | to be able to, to manage to do |
| سَيَّر | sayyar | to run a business, to manage |
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