“prescription” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say prescription across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare prescription (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “prescription” mean?
noun
- Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions“I tried to follow her prescription for success”
- A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist“he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly”
- Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (prescription) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | روشِتّة | rōshitta |
| Levantine Arabic | روشيتة | rōshēta |
| Gulf Arabic | وَصْفَة طِبِّيَّة | waṣfa ṭibbiyya |
| Iraqi Arabic | روشيتة | rochayta |
| Maghrebi Arabic | أوردونونس | ordōnōns |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| روشِتّة | rōshitta | doctor's written instruction for medicine |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| روشيتة | rōshēta | doctor's written instruction for medicine |
| وَصْفِة طِبيّة | waṣfe ṭibbiyye | a medical prescription |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| وَصْفَة طِبِّيَّة | waṣfa ṭibbiyya | a doctor's written instruction |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| روشيتة | rochayta | doctor's note for medicine |
| وَصفة | waṣfa | instruction for medicine or food |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| أوردونونس | ordōnōns | doctor's written instruction (from French) |
| وصفة طبية | waṣfa ṭibbiyya | doctor's written instruction (formal) |
| ورقة الطبيب | warqat ṭ-ṭbīb | doctor's paper (colloquial) |
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