“pill” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say pill across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare pill (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “pill” mean?
noun
- Something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- A unpleasant or tiresome person
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (pill) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | برشامة | burshāma |
| Levantine Arabic | حبّة | ḥabbe |
| Gulf Arabic | حبة | ḥabba |
| Iraqi Arabic | حباية | ḥabbāya |
| Maghrebi Arabic | كينة | kīna |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| برشامة | burshāma | a pill or tablet of medicine |
| حباية | ḥabbāya | a single pill or grain |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حبّة | ḥabbe | a single pill or tablet of medicine |
| حبوب | ḥbūb | pills (plural form) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حبة | ḥabba | a small tablet of medicine |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حباية | ḥabbāya | a small dose of medicine |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كينة | kīna | a pill, tablet |
| فنيدة | fanīda | a pill, tablet (Morocco) |
| كاشية | kāshiya | a pill, tablet (from French 'cachet') |
| حبة | ḥabba | a single pill (lit. 'grain') |
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