“police station” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say police station across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare police station (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “police station” mean?
noun
- A station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (police station) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | قسم | ʾism |
| Levantine Arabic | مخفر | makhfar |
| Gulf Arabic | مركز شرطة | markaz shurṭah |
| Iraqi Arabic | مركز شرطة | markaz shurṭa |
| Maghrebi Arabic | كوميسارية | kūmīsāriyya |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قسم | ʾism | a local police building |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مخفر | makhfar | the office of a local police force |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مركز شرطة | markaz shurṭah | the office or headquarters of a local police force |
| مخفر | makhfar | police station (colloquial) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مركز شرطة | markaz shurṭa | the office or headquarters of police |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| كوميسارية | kūmīsāriyya | police station (from 'commissariat') |
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