“mouth” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say mouth across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare mouth (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “mouth” mean?
noun
- The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge“he stuffed his mouth with candy”
- The externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening“she wiped lipstick from her mouth”
- An opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)“he rode into the mouth of the canyon”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (mouth) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | بُق | buʾʾ |
| Levantine Arabic | تم | tumm |
| Gulf Arabic | فم | fam |
| Iraqi Arabic | حلگ | ḥalg |
| Maghrebi Arabic | فم | fomm |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بُق | buʾʾ | the opening in the face for eating and speaking |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تم | tumm | mouth (of a person or animal) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فم | fam | mouth (standard) |
| حلج | ḥalj | mouth (common Gulf colloquialism) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حلگ | ḥalg | the opening in the lower part of the human face |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فم | fomm | the opening for eating and speaking |
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