“pear” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say pear across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare pear (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “pear” mean?
noun
- Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (pear) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | كمثرى | kummitra |
| Levantine Arabic | إجاص | ijāṣ |
| Gulf Arabic | كمثرى | kummathra |
| Iraqi Arabic | عرموط | ʿarmūṭ |
| Maghrebi Arabic | بعويد | bʿwid |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كمثرى | kummitra | the fruit |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| إجاص | ijāṣ | the fruit |
| نجاص | njāṣ | the fruit (alternate pronunciation) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كمثرى | kummathra | the fruit, common term |
| عرموط | ʿarmūṭ | the fruit, alternative term |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عرموط | ʿarmūṭ | the fruit |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بعويد | bʿwid | the fruit pear (Morocco, W. Algeria) |
| إنجاص | enjaṣ | the fruit pear (Tunisia, E. Algeria) |
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