“pleased” in Arabic dialects
adjective
How do you say pleased across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare pleased (adjective) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “pleased” mean?
adjective
- Experiencing or manifesting pleasure
- Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth“proud of their child”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (pleased) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | مبسوط | mabsūṭ |
| Levantine Arabic | مبسوط | mabsūṭ |
| Gulf Arabic | مستانس | mistānis |
| Iraqi Arabic | مسرور | masrūr |
| Maghrebi Arabic | فرحان | ferḥān |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مبسوط | mabsūṭ | happy and satisfied |
| فرحان | farḥān | happy, joyful |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مبسوط | mabsūṭ | happy, satisfied |
| مسرور | masrūr | delighted, very happy |
| فرحان | farḥān | joyful, glad |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مستانس | mistānis | happy, having a good time (very Gulf) |
| مبسوط | mabsūṭ | happy, glad, content |
| راضي | rāḍi | satisfied, content with something |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مسرور | masrūr | happy and satisfied |
| فرحان | farḥān | happy, joyful |
| مكيّف | mkayyif | delighted, thrilled (colloquial) |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فرحان | ferḥān | happy, glad |
| عاجبو الحال | ʿājbu l-ḥāl | pleased with the situation, content |
| راضي | rāḍi | satisfied, content |
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