“peanut” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say peanut across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare peanut (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “peanut” mean?
noun
- Underground pod of the peanut vine
- Widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
- A young child who is small for his age
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (peanut) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | فول سوداني | fūl sūdāni |
| Levantine Arabic | فستق سوداني | fustuʾ sūdāni |
| Gulf Arabic | فول سوداني | fūl sūdāni |
| Iraqi Arabic | فستق عبيد | fistiq ʿabīd |
| Maghrebi Arabic | كاوكاو | kawkaw |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فول سوداني | fūl sūdāni | the nut |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فستق سوداني | fustuʾ sūdāni | the nut |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فول سوداني | fūl sūdāni | the nut, common term |
| سِبَال | sibāl | the nut, regional term (Kuwait/Bahrain) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فستق عبيد | fistiq ʿabīd | the nut |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كاوكاو | kawkaw | the nut peanut |
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