“old-fashioned” in Arabic dialects
adjective
How do you say old-fashioned across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare old-fashioned (adjective) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “old-fashioned” mean?
adjective
- Out of fashion“a suit of rather antique appearance”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (old-fashioned) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | موضة قديمة | moḍa adīma |
| Levantine Arabic | موضة قديمة | mōḍa ʾadīme |
| Gulf Arabic | عتيج | ʿatīj |
| Iraqi Arabic | موديل قديم | mōdēl qadīm |
| Maghrebi Arabic | قديم | qdim |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| موضة قديمة | moḍa adīma | in a style from the past |
| دقة قديمة | daʾʾa adīma | outmoded, of the old school (slang) |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| موضة قديمة | mōḍa ʾadīme | old style, out of fashion |
| دقة قديمة | daʾʾa ʾadīme | of the old school, old-fashioned |
| عتيق | ʿatīq | antique, vintage |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عتيج | ʿatīj | vintage, of the old style (very Khaleeji) |
| موضة قديمة | mōḍa gadīma | out of fashion, old style |
| دقة قديمة | dagga gadīma | of an old type, old-fashioned |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| موديل قديم | mōdēl qadīm | old model, outdated style |
| مال أول | māl awwal | of the old times, not modern |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قديم | qdim | old style, not modern |
| بلدي | beldi | traditional, local, old-style (Moroccan) |
| ديال زمان | dyal zman | of the old times (Moroccan) |
| تاع بكري | taʿ bekri | of the old times (Algerian) |
| ديموضي | demode | out of fashion (from French) |
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