“noise” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say noise across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare noise (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “noise” mean?
noun
- Sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)“he enjoyed the street noises”
- The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience“modern music is just noise to me”
- Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (noise) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | دوشة | dawsha |
| Levantine Arabic | ضجة | ḍajjeh |
| Gulf Arabic | إزعاج | izʿāj |
| Iraqi Arabic | ضوضاء | dhawdhaʾ |
| Maghrebi Arabic | صداع | ṣdaʿ |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| دوشة | dawsha | loud, unpleasant, or unwanted sound |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ضجة | ḍajjeh | loud sound, commotion |
| إزعاج | ʾizʿāj | annoying sound, disturbance |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| إزعاج | izʿāj | annoying sound, disturbance |
| صَدْعَة | ṣadʿah | loud, jarring noise |
| صوت عالي | ṣōt ʿāli | a loud sound |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ضوضاء | dhawdhaʾ | loud, unpleasant sound |
| هوسة | hosa | commotion, loud noise |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| صداع | ṣdaʿ | loud, annoying noise |
| حس | ḥess | sound, noise in general |
| ضجيج | ḍajij | loud, chaotic noise |
| تقرقيب | tqarqib | rattling or banging noise |
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